Silvestro Durante
Silvestro Durante (died 1672) was an Italian church musician and composer. Durante was a student of the composer Giacomo Carissimi. From 1645 to 1662 he was maestro di cappella of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, although in December 1637 he was already referred to as the "maestro" of church music at the Basilica, and in 1664 he was still called maestro di capella.
Silvestro Durante
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Silvestris, Florido de (1596-1674). Compositeur. Éditeur scientifique Basilio, Don (16..-16.. · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain
- Born
- 1650 · Rome.
- Died
- 1672
- Occupation
- composer
- Movements
- Baroque music
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Silvestro Durante (died 1672) was an Italian church musician and composer. Durante was a student of the composer Giacomo Carissimi. From 1645 to 1662 he was maestro di cappella of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, although in December 1637 he was already referred to as the "maestro" of church music at the Basilica, and in 1664 he was still called maestro di capella.
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Born at Rome in 1650, died in 1672.
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Silvestris, Florido de (1596-1674). Compositeur. Éditeur scientifique Basilio, Don (16..-16.. · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Silvestris, Florido de (1596-1674). Compositeur. Éditeur scientifique Basilio, Don (16..-16.. · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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