Bonini, Severo

SEVERO BONINIBONINI, SEVEROSEVERO BONINI [* 1582-† 1663] Approaching old age, Severo Bonini reflected upon the changes he had witnessed in Italian musical practices over the past half century. Having observed the Florentine musical culture firsthand (and probably having himself studied under CACCINI), his report, a manuscript called »Discorsi e regole sopra la musica« (left unfinished in about 1650), is of considerable interest. A monk who had enjoyed a brief success as a composer but who spent…