Italian composer and priest. A pupil of
Andrea Gabrieli
; worked as organist at S. Salvador in Venice from 1614, and in
1622-3 was deputy organist at St Mark's. In 1627 he became
director of the Scuola di S. Giovanni Evangelista. He published
madrigals, church music, and instrumental music in up to eight
parts, including a fine sinfonia for two violins, four viole,
recorder and chitarrone which has brilliant concertino
passages.