Torquato Tasso

Birth Year: 1544
Death Year: 1595
Notes: Italian poet of the late Renaissance, celebrated for his heroic epic poem Gerusalemme liberata (1581; “Jerusalem Liberated”), dealing with the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade.

Poems/Lyrics:

Title Alternate Title(s) Composer(s)
Piagn'e Sospira Monteverdi, Claudio