Burtius (also known as Burci or Burzio), Nicolaus
Burtius (also known as Burci or Burzio), Nicolaus
Burtius (also known as Burci or Burzio), Nicolaus, Italian theorist; b. Parma, c. 1445; d. there, after 1518. He studied with J. Gallicus. He received first clerical Orders in Parma in 1472, then studied ecclesiastical law in Bologna. In 1487 he publ. Musices Opusculum, which was one of the earliest printed books on music, containing mensural notes printed from woodblocks. In this work Burtius supported the Guidonian system, opposing the innovations introduced by Ramos de Pareja.
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