Claudio Casciolini

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Claudio Casciolini (born November 9, 1697 in Rome , † January 18, 1760 there ) was an Italian composer .

His compositions include a three-part requiem , the eight-part Zacchee festinans descende and a Missa brevissima . From April 1726 until his death he sang as bass in the church of San Lorenzo in Damaso , where he was possibly also "maestro di cappella".

He is considered a typical representative of Roman polyphony in the tradition of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina . He created exclusively sacred works, most of them are purely vocal .

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