Giovanni Paolo Colonna

Giovanni Paolo Colonna (circa 1637 - November 28, 1695), Italian musician, was born and died in Bologna.

He was a pupil of Filippuzzi in Bologna, and of Abbatini and Benevoli in Rome, where for a time he held the post of

Giovanni Paolo Colonna (circa 1637 - November 28, 1695), Italian musician, was born and died in Bologna.

He was a pupil of Filippuzzi in Bologna, and of Abbatini and Benevoli in Rome, where for a time he held the post of organist at S. Apollinare. A dated poem in praise of his music shows that he began to distinguish himself as a composer in 1659. In that year he was chosen organist at S. Petronio in Bologna, where on November 1, 1674 he was made chapel-master. He also became president of the Philharmonic Academy of Bologna.