Baldassare Donato

Baldassare Donato

Baldassare Donato (also Donati) (1525-1530 – June 1603) was an Italian composer and singer of the Venetian school of the late Renaissance. He was maestro di cappella of the prestigious St. Mark's Basilica at the end of the 16th century, and was an important figure in the development of Italian light secular music, especially the villanella.

Birth and Death Data: Died 1603 (Venice (capital city of Veneto, Italy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Brunswick	XE25895-XE25896	12-in.	1/7/1928	Chi la gagliarda	Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri ; Roman Poliphonic Society	Male vocal chorus	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donato, Baldassare," accessed January 20, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106299.

Donato, Baldassare. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 20, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106299.

"Donato, Baldassare." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 20 January 2026.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/279539 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/279539

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