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Giacomo Carissimi, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
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Giacomo Carissimi[jA´kOmO kArEs´sEmE] Pronunciation Key, 1605–74, Italian composer. Most of his life was spent in Rome, where he wrote chamber cantatas in a style that lasted for over a century. His Latin oratorios, of which Jephtha is best known, are among the earliest extant examples of true oratorio. Famous as a teacher, he had among his pupils Alessandro Scarlatti.
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