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Carissimi, Giacomo
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(baptized Apr 18, 1605, Marini, died Jan 12, 1674, Rome), Italian composer, the first major composer of oratorios. In 1628, Carissimi was appointed director of music at Assisi, and soon moved on to Rome as director of music at the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum, a position he held for life. He was ordained priest in 1637. Among his students were Alessandro Scarlatti and Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Carissimi's most important oratorios include Jephte, Jonas, Baltazar, and Judicium extremum. In addition, Carissimi composed hundreds of motets, masses, can…

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Cassaro, James P., “Carissimi, Giacomo”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_02759>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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