Bartolomeu Trosilho (or Bartolomeo Trosylho) was born around 1500. The oldest documents that mention him record his activity as a singer and royal chamber musician from at least 1532. In 1548 he replaced Francisco Rodrigues as master of the Royal Chapel of King John III. Eventually, this Portuguese king, as part of a reform of his chapel, determined that royal chapel masters should be clergymen, so Trosilho, already at an advanced age, was forced to become a priest to continue in the position. He died around 1567 during the reign of King Sebastian. He was succeeded as chapel master by António Carreira, the elder.

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