Severo Bonini (23 December 1582 – 5 December 1663) was an Italian composer, organist, and writer on music.

He was born in Florence and became a Benedictine monk. He studied singing with Giulio Caccini. He served as organist in Forlì from 1613 and held a number of other posts before returning to Florence in 1640 where he was maestro di cappella and organist at Santa Trinita until his death. He died in Florence.

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He published several books of music, including motets and madrigals. He wrote music in the new monodic style. His treatise Prima parte de' discorsi e regole sovra la musica (1649–1650) is an important source of information on contemporary composers and the rise of monody and opera.

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1582 births

1663 deaths

Musicians from Florence

Italian male classical composers

Italian Baroque composers

Italian Benedictines

Renaissance composers

Italian music theorists

17th-century Italian composers

17th-century male musicians

Severo Bonini