Claudio Casciolini (1697 - 1760) Italie Claudio Casciolini (9 November 1697 ? 18 January 1760) was an Italian composer. His compositions include a three-part Missa pro defunctis, eight-part Zacchee festinans descende and a Missa brevissima. From April 1726 until his death he sang bass at the church of San Lorenzo in Damaso where he may also have been maestro di cappella.