Giacomo Carissimi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGiacomo Carissimi
Italian composer
Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1605
Place of Birth: Marino, Lazio, Lazio, Italy
Date of Death: 12-Jan-1674
Profession: composer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Giacomo Carissimi
- Giacomo Carissimi (Italian pronunciation: ['d?a?komo ka'rissimi] (listen); baptized 18 April 1605 – 12 January 1674) was an Italian composer and music teacher.
- He is one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque or, more accurately, the Roman School of music.
- Carissimi established the characteristic features of the Latin oratorio and was a prolific composer of motets and cantatas.
- He was highly influential in musical developments in north European countries through his pupils and the wide dissemination of his music.
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