Guido of Arezzo
Also: • Guido Aretinus • Fra Guittone • Guy of Arezzo •
(11th century)
Italian musician, called the father of modern music. First appears in history as a monk in the Benedictine monastery of Pomposa, where he taught singing and invented a new educational method. Introduced the names of the first six notes of the scale, ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, derived from a hymn to St. John the Baptist. One of his most important treatises is the Micrologus Guidonis de disciplina artis musicae. (BCW 1:465).
Some links:
- Quotes: Boris de Zirkoff
- CTD article in Russian: Гвидо Аретинский
- Wikipedia: Guido of Arezzo
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Lifetime: 11th century
Shortly: Italian musician, called the father of modern music. First appears in history as a monk in the Bened...