Maurizio Moro (15??—16??) was an Italian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

of the 16th century, best known for his

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Life

Very little is known about his early life. Probably born in

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, he became

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(''"canonico"'') at the Congregazione di S Giorgio d'Alga in

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, and author of sacred poems as well as secular texts for

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s. One of his madrigals, ''Sí ch'io vorrei morire'', was set to music by

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string instrument, string player. A composer of both Secular music, secular and Church music, sacred music, and a pioneer ...

in his Fourth Book of Madrigals.

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also set some of his work to music in book of madrigals. In the ''Dizionario Storico degli Uomini Ferraresi'' by author Luigi Ughi, the entry for Maurizio Moro reads: "He was also a man of erudition and a good Italian poet who lived in the second half of the 16th century. Some of his works can be found in collections of that time and in selections of poems by Ferrara poets."''"Fu anch'egli uomo d'erudizione e buon poeta italiano vissuto oltre la metà del sec. XVI. Si hanno alcune delle sue opere stampate nelle raccolte di quel tempo, e nelle rime scelte de' poeti ferraresi."'' Notes

Publications

* ''"Rappresentatione del figliuolo prodigo", del reverendo P. D. Mauritio Moro, canonico secolare della congregatione di S. Giorgio d'Alega di Venetia.'' (ed. Carlo Pipini, Venice, 1585) * ''"Lacrime di Maria Maddalena", del R.P.D. Mauritio Moro, canonico secolare della congregazione di S. Giorgio d'Alga di Venetia.'' (ed. Agustino Dalla Noce, Vicenza, 1589) * ''"I tre giardini de' madrigali" del Costante, Academico Cospirante, Mauritio Moro Vinetiano. Con il ghiaccio et il foco d'amore, le furie ultrici, et il ritratto delle cortigiane.'' (ed. Gasparo Contarini, Venice, 1602) * ''"La passione di N. S. Giesu Christo" d'Alberto Durero di Norimberga sposta in ottava rima dal R. P. D. Mauritio Moro.'' (ed. Daniel Bissuccio, Venice, 1612) * ''"Il consiglio di Caifa, con la partenza di Giesu dalla madre. Le trionfali insegne. Il giuditio estremo". Del R.P.D. Mauritio Moro.'' (ed. Lucio Spineda, Venice, 1626)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moro, Maurizio Italian lyricists Italian poets Italian male poets Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown 16th-century Italian writers 16th-century Italian male writers