Italian composer. Possibly a pupil of Giovanni Tommaso Maio. Organist and (from 1563
to 1588) also
maestro di cappella
at SS. Annunziata in Naples. One of the first important
composers of
canzone villanesche,
he published two books of canzoni villanesche has tre voci (1541) and one of three and four part Neapolitan villanellas (1567) in the
deliberately primitive early villanella style, with consecutive
fifths, which became very popular. Some of these were reworked
in a more refined style by
Willaert
and
Lassus
; Nola also published books of serious madrigals, one of four part pieces (1545) and one of five (1564). He leaves also five part (1549) and six part (1575) motets.