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Giacomo Carissimi

1605 - 1674

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(Gian) Giacomo Carissimi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈʒaːkomo kaˈrissimi] ; 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 masses, motets, and cantatas. He was highly influential in musical developments in northern European countries through his pupils, like Kerll in Germany and Charpentier in France, and the wide dissemination of his music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giacomo Carissimi is the 241st most popular composer (down from 229th in 2019), the 1,070th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,066th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Italian Composer.

Giacomo Carissimi is most famous for his compositions of oratorios and operas.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 241 out of 1,451. Before him are Carl Reinecke, Angelo Badalamenti, Albert Roussel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Mykola Leontovych, and Marcel Dupré. After him are Otto Nicolai, Pietro Locatelli, Alessandro Marcello, Jacques Arcadelt, Gaspare Spontini, and Jerry Goldsmith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1605, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 4. Before him are Philip IV of Spain, Tianqi Emperor, and Fatma Sultan. After him are Adriaen Brouwer, Gevherhan Sultan, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Şehzade Mehmed, Ayşe Sultan, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Thomas Browne, and Semyon Dezhnev. Among people deceased in 1674, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 4. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, and Philippe de Champaigne. After him are Nicolaes Tulp, Jan Lievens, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Leonaert Bramer, Hallgrímur Pétursson, and Gerbrand van den Eeckhout.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 1,070 out of 5,161. Before him are Justus (600), Cola di Rienzo (1313), Alfonso IV of Aragon (1299), Janus of Cyprus (1375), Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (1774), and Marie Mancini (1639). After him are Nina Ricci (1883), Pietro Locatelli (1695), Fulvia (-77), Lucius Julius Caesar (-135), Aloysius Lilius (1510), and Gino Bartali (1914).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 49. Before him are Vittorio Monti (1868), Leonardo Vinci (1690), Umberto Giordano (1867), Francesca Caccini (1587), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), and Benedetto Marcello (1686). After him are Pietro Locatelli (1695), Alessandro Marcello (1673), Gaspare Spontini (1774), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Antonio Caldara (1670), and Francesco Landini (1325).

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