Cosimo Bottegari
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Cosimo Bottegari was an Italian
Italy
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 lutenist and composer of the Late Renaissance era. He was born in Florence
Florence
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 and in 1573 became a gentleman at the court of Duke Albert of Bavaria in Munich
Munich
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. He left a manuscript of compositions titled Il Libro di canto e liuto which is an important source for Italian songs of the period.
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