Carlo Grossi
Encyclopedia
Carlo Grossi was an Italian
composer.
He is also known for setting Hebrew religious texts to recitative in the style of Claudio Monteverdi, such as in his Cantata Ebraica in Dialogo. Grossi died in 1688 at Venice
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Italy
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composer.
Life
He is believed to have been the first composer to use the term "divertimento", in his 1681 composition "Il divertimento de' grandi musiche da camera, ò per servizio di tavola". He was the organist at the church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo.He is also known for setting Hebrew religious texts to recitative in the style of Claudio Monteverdi, such as in his Cantata Ebraica in Dialogo. Grossi died in 1688 at Venice
Venice
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