Bottrigari, Ercole
(1531–1612)
ERCOLE BOTTRIGARIBOTTRIGARI, ERCOLEERCOLE BOTTRIGARI [* 1531-† 1612] The musical environment of Bologna, where Ercole Bottrigari spent his first forty-five years, was conservative and church-dominated. Fortunately circumstances allowed him to spend over a decade (1576-87) at nearby Ferrara, where the musical life was far more vibrant, and where he developed a sense of allegiance to the progressive cause. Much better equipped linguistically than most music scholars, Bottrigari undertook numerous…