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Giovan Battista Strozzi
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Giovan Battista Strozzi (1504 – 1571) was a member of the noble Florentine family Strozzi. He was a composer and songwriter.
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La Notte, che tu vedi in sì dolci attiDormir, fu da un angelo scolpitaIn questo sasso, e perchè dorme ha vita:Destala, se nol credi, e parleratti
Epigram for Michelangelo's "la Notte"
Translation: Night in so sweet an attitude beheld Asleep, was by an angel sculptured In this stone; and sleeping, is alive; Waken her, doubter; she will speak to thee
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Category:Composers from Italy
Category:Songwriters
Category:1504 births
Category:1571 deaths
Category:People from Florence