ARON (AARON), PIETRO. – Musician, born in Florence toward the end of the 15th century (1490?), died in Venice in 1545. A lucid theorist in his treatises, he belongs among those who considered it necessary to free themselves from musical theories, thus preparing the way for Vicentino and Zarlino. He left us many theoretical works: Libri III de institutione harmonica (Bologna 1516), Toscanello in musica (Venice 1523, 1529, 1539), Trattato della natura et cognitione di tutti gli tuoni di canto figurato (Venice 1525), and a Campendiolo di molti dubbi segreti et sentenze intorno al canto fermo et figurato (Milan, n.d.). During the period of the greatest development of polyphony, he was already aware of the defect inherent in composing in such a way that all the voices sing together. He also played a part in solving the difficult problem of the acoustic relationships and the temperament of the sounds of the octave.
ARON (AARON), PIETRO
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“ARON (AARON), PIETRO.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), p. 29. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/aron-aaron-pietro.