1605 - 1674
(Gian) Giacomo Carissimi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo kaˈrissimi] (listen); 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 124,665 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Giacomo Carissimi is the 236th most popular composer (up from 245th in 2019), the 1,071st most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,097th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Italian Composer.
Giacomo Carissimi is most famous for his compositions of oratorios and operas.
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Among composers, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 236 out of 1,216. Before him are Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Engelbert Humperdinck, Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Otto Nicolai, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, and Niels Gade. After him are Henryk Górecki, Francesco Geminiani, Luigi Nono, Emmanuel Chabrier, Ion Ivanovici, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
1897 - 1957
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 230
1854 - 1921
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 231
1885 - 1948
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 232
1810 - 1849
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 233
1724 - 1780
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 234
1817 - 1890
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 235
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 236
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 237
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 238
1924 - 1990
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 239
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 240
1845 - 1902
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 241
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 242
Among people born in 1605, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 7. Before him are Philip IV of Spain, Tianqi Emperor, Fatma Sultan, Gevherhan Sultan, Şehzade Mehmed, and Patriarch Nikon of Moscow. After him are Adriaen Brouwer, Ayşe Sultan, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Semyon Dezhnev, George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Thomas Browne. Among people deceased in 1674, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 4. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, and Philippe de Champaigne. After him are Jan Lievens, Nicolaes Tulp, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Matthias Weckmann, and Leonaert Bramer.
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 1
1605 - 1627
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 2
1605 - 1667
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 3
1605 - 1660
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 4
1605 - 1621
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 5
1605 - 1681
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 6
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
1605 - 1638
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 8
1605 - 1660
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 9
1605 - 1627
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 10
1605 - 1673
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 11
1605 - 1661
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 12
1605 - 1682
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 13
1608 - 1674
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 1
1641 - 1674
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 2
1602 - 1674
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 3
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 4
1607 - 1674
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5
1593 - 1674
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 6
1595 - 1674
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 7
1614 - 1674
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 8
1620 - 1674
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 9
1614 - 1674
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 10
1619 - 1674
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 11
1596 - 1674
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 1,071 out of 4,668. Before him are Johann Maria Farina (1685), Barbara Strozzi (1619), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), Sandro Mazzola (1942), Daniele da Volterra (1509), and Gemma Galgani (1878). After him are Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), Francesco Geminiani (1687), and Luigi Nono (1924).
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,065
1619 - 1677
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 1,066
1756 - 1805
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,067
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,068
1509 - 1566
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,069
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,070
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,071
1885 - 1924
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,072
1484 - 1557
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,073
1589 - 1655
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,074
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,075
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,076
1924 - 1990
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,077
Among composers born in Italy, Giacomo Carissimi ranks 50. Before him are Alessandro Marcello (1673), Antonio Caldara (1670), Benedetto Marcello (1686), Niccolò Piccinni (1728), Pietro Locatelli (1695), and Riccardo Broschi (1698). After him are Francesco Geminiani (1687), Luigi Nono (1924), Alessandro Stradella (1643), Niccolò Jommelli (1714), Gioseffo Zarlino (1517), and Leonardo Vinci (1690).
1673 - 1747
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 44
1670 - 1736
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 45
1686 - 1739
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 46
1728 - 1800
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 47
1695 - 1764
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 48
1698 - 1756
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 49
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 50
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 51
1924 - 1990
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 52
1643 - 1682
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 53
1714 - 1774
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 54
1517 - 1590
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 55
1690 - 1730
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 56