(b Bergamo, c 1556; d there, 11 Aug 1626 ). Italian composer. He was maestro di cappella of Bergamo Cathedral (1581-98) and of S Maria Maggiore there (1598-1626). He published at least 15 books of masses, Magnificats, psalms, hymns and motets, mostly for large forces in the Vene tian polychoral style, as well as secular and keyboard works. Source de l'extrait biographique : Wikipedia