Hi Monica, His tombstone in S. Biagio, Montecitorio in Roma, bears the inscription : "Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger Germanus etatis sue annorum septuagesimo primo" and is dated 17 January 1651... which does indeed give 1580 as his birth year ;-) !
All the best, Jean-Marie -------------- > Is Kapsberger's date of birth known more precisely than 1580 given in > Groves on line? > > > > Monica > > -- > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
