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Giulio Caccini

1551 - 1618

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Giulio Romolo Caccini (also Giulio Romano) (8 October 1551 – buried 10 December 1618) was an Italian composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist and writer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was one of the founders of the genre of opera, and one of the most influential creators of the new Baroque style. He was also the father of the composer Francesca Caccini and the singer Settimia Caccini. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giulio Caccini is the 121st most popular composer (down from 110th in 2019), the 595th most popular biography from Italy (down from 552nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Italian Composer.

Giulio Caccini is most famous for his opera, "Le Nuove Musiche." The opera was the first opera to be written in the Italian language.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Giulio Caccini ranks 121 out of 1,451. Before him are Paul Hindemith, György Ligeti, Carlo Gesualdo, Manuel de Falla, Bohuslav Martinů, and Emmerich Kálmán. After him are Max Bruch, Adolphe Adam, Edgard Varèse, Carl Nielsen, Maurice Jarre, and Johann Nepomuk Hummel.

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Among people born in 1551, Giulio Caccini ranks 3. Before him are Henry III of France, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. After him are Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Fausto Veranzio, Ğazı II Giray, Robert Peake the Elder, William Camden, Giovanni I Cornaro, and John Speed. Among people deceased in 1618, Giulio Caccini ranks 2. Before him is Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria. After him are Walter Raleigh, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Powhatan, Anna of Tyrol, Petrus Gonsalvus, Philip William, Prince of Orange, John, Duke of Östergötland, Marie of the Incarnation, Heo Gyun, and Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giulio Caccini ranks 595 out of 5,161. Before him are Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749), Pietro Aretino (1492), Pope Leo V (870), Lucilla (150), Salvatore Adamo (1943), and Ennius (-239). After him are Laura Bassi (1711), Pope John XIII (930), Francesco Redi (1626), Pope Anastasius II (450), Propertius (-50), and Servilia (-104).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Giulio Caccini ranks 25. Before him are Jacopo Peri (1561), Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Muzio Clementi (1752), and Carlo Gesualdo (1566). After him are Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Nicola Porpora (1686), Gregorio Allegri (1582), and Ottorino Respighi (1879).

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