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, both prominent Italian composers and musicians. He was active in Milan, but had connections with royalty from as far abroad as Archduke Charles of Austria, and King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland. Rognoni was a

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and hereditary Palatine Count. He published both collections of his works and treatises. His most famous work was ''Selva de varii passaggi'', on both

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and violin technique, and on how to

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References

*Sergio Lattes and Marina Toffetti. "Rognoni: (3) Francesco Rognoni Taeggio", ''

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