Tarquinio Merula

Italian composer and organist
Person human Q1279875
Tarquinio Merula
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Tarquinio Merula

Summary

Tarquinio Merula is a human[1]. He was born in Busseto[2]. He was born on November 24, 1595[3]. He died in Cremona[4]. He died on December 10, 1665[5]. He worked as a composer[6], organist[7], violinist[8], and music educator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Tarquinio Merula's place of birth was Busseto[2].
  • Tarquinio Merula passed away in Cremona[4].
  • Tarquinio Merula was born on November 24, 1595[3].
  • Tarquinio Merula was born on November 25, 1595[11].
  • Tarquinio Merula died on December 10, 1665[5].
  • Tarquinio Merula's professions included composer[6].
  • Tarquinio Merula's professions included organist[7].
  • Tarquinio Merula's professions included violinist[8].
  • Tarquinio Merula worked as a music educator[9].
  • Tarquinio Merula is recorded as male[12].
  • Tarquinio Merula's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Tarquinio Merula is associated with the Baroque music movement[14].
  • Tarquinio Merula's genre is classical music[15].
  • Tarquinio Merula's Commons category is recorded as Tarquinio Merula[16].
  • Tarquinio Merula's family name is recorded as Merula[17].
  • Tarquinio Merula's given name is recorded as Tarquinio[18].
  • Tarquinio Merula's instrument is recorded as violin[19].
  • Tarquinio Merula's instrument is recorded as organ[20].
  • Tarquinio Merula's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[21].
  • Tarquinio Merula's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[22].
  • Tarquinio Merula's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[23].
  • Tarquinio Merula's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Tarquinio Merula'}[24].
  • Tarquinio Merula's start of work period is recorded as 1628[25].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: IT[27]

  • Began / founded: 1595-11-24[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1665-12-10[29]

  • Genre(s): classical[30]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, italian composer[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 62201c84-57c2-4cc6-b4ed-f6e54ae0bc91[32]

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Origins and Family

Tarquinio Merula's place of birth was Busseto[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 24, 1595[3] and November 25, 1595[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], organist[7], violinist[8], and music educator[9].

Death and Burial

Tarquinio Merula died on December 10, 1665[5]. He passed away in Cremona[4].

Why It Matters

Tarquinio Merula ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Tarquinio Merula born?

Tarquinio Merula was born in Busseto[2].

Where did Tarquinio Merula die?

Tarquinio Merula passed away in Cremona[4].

What did Tarquinio Merula do for work?

Tarquinio Merula worked as composer[6], organist[7], violinist[8], and music educator[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Merula
    Place of birth Busseto
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00565243
    Sex or gender male
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