COMPOSER

Giacomo Carissimi

1605 - 1674

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(Gian) Giacomo Carissimi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giacomo Carissimi has received more than 152,406 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 30 in 2019). Giacomo Carissimi is the 229th most popular composer (up from 237th in 2019), the 1,066th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,068th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Italian Composer.

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

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  • 62.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 229 out of 1,451. Before him are Jerry Goldsmith, Johann Ambrosius Bach, Henri Vieuxtemps, Gaspare Spontini, John Field, and Eduard Künneke. After him are Dmitry Bortniansky, Sofia Gubaidulina, Luigi Nono, William Byrd, Mykola Leontovych, and Antonio Caldara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1605, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 6. Before him are Philip IV of Spain, Tianqi Emperor, Fatma Sultan, Gevherhan Sultan, and Patriarch Nikon of Moscow. After him are Şehzade Mehmed, Adriaen Brouwer, Ayşe Sultan, Semyon Dezhnev, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, and Thomas Browne. Among people deceased in 1674, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 5. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Philippe de Champaigne, and Nicolaes Tulp. After him are Jan Lievens, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Leonaert Bramer, and Karel Škréta.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 1,066 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Primaticcio (1504), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Gerard of Csanád (980), Sergio Corbucci (1926), Ferdinand, Duke of Parma (1751), and Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry (1798). After him are Ludovico Carracci (1555), Gianni Morandi (1944), Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Giovanni Battista Re (1934), Vittorio Pozzo (1886), and Beniamino Gigli (1890).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 51. Before him are Niccolò Piccinni (1728), Francesco Landini (1325), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Nicola Porpora (1686), and Gaspare Spontini (1774). After him are Luigi Nono (1924), Antonio Caldara (1670), Benedetto Marcello (1686), Francesco Durante (1684), Francesco Geminiani (1687), and Gioseffo Zarlino (1517).

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