Costanzo Porta

Costanzo Porta was a composer (1529–1601). He was born at Cremona and died at Padua.

Costanzo Porta in brief

Born
1529
Died
1601
Known for
composer
Place of birth
Cremona
Contents

Formation and teaching

He trained under Adrian Willaert.

As a teacher, Costanzo Porta is recorded in connection with Lodovico Grossi da Viadana and Ludovico Balbi. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Mapping the presence of Paduan repertoire in European anthologies in the first half of the seventeenth century, Musicologica Brunensia, 2018.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1529Costanzo Porta born at Cremona.
  2. 1601Costanzo Porta died at Padua.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Costanzo Porta.

    open access index · Unverified

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  2. 2.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1086912799, Coro Costanzo Porta.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1136470: Costanzo Porta

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  4. 4.

    “Costanzo Porta”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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