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My Take
Ludovico Roncalli fascinates me because he was a nobleman who gave his soul to music. Born in Bergamo in 1654, a younger son of a count, he could have treated composition as an aristocratic hobby and faded from memory. Instead his guitar and lute suites are still lovingly performed by classical guitarists today. There is real romance in that: sounds written more than three centuries ago still ringing under modern fingertips. He left few colorful anecdotes, only the most honest legacy a musician can leave, the score itself. I have profound respect for talent that survives quietly across the centuries.
Overview
Count Ludovico Giuseppe Antonio Filippo Roncalli, or simply Count Ludovico (1654–1713), was an Italian composer. Roncalli was born in Bergamo on 6 March 1654 and baptized at the church of San Pancrazio in the Città Alta in Bergamo on 8 June 1654. He was the younger son of Conte Giovanni Martino Roncalli (1626–1700) and brother of Francesco, Conte di Montorio (1645–1717).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ludovico Roncalli
- Name (Japanese)
- ルドヴィコ・ロンカッリ
- Reading
- るどゔぃこ・ろんかっり
- Born
- March 6, 1654 – January 1, 1713
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Bergamo, Province of Bergamo, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / guitarist / lutenist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.