Italian early Baroque composer Giacomo Carissimi (1604/5-1674) was an ordained priest. He was choirmaster at Assisi and later was appointed to a like position at the church of St. Apollinaris in Rome. He spent much of his life as director of music at the Jesuit's German College in Rome. He advanced the development of the oratorio before the form reached its peak under Händel and Bach. ... [MORE] 1. Giacomo Carissimi - Short biographical essay, partial discography and works list, and CD purchasing from iclassics.com. 2. Carissimi, Giacomo - Entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia detailing his work in and composition for the Roman Catholic Church. 3. Carissimi, Giacomo - Musical biography summarizes his major sacred and secular works and laments the loss of his autographs upon the dissolution of the Jesuit order. Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. 4. Carissimi: Ten Motets - CD review including details of his life and compositional career from the Classical Reviews of August 2001 on MusicWeb. 5. Classical Music Archives: Carissimi - Music files offered in MIDI format. 6. Consortium Carissimi - Early music ensemble of vocalists and musicians named for the composer and originally dedicated to researching and recording his music. Includes comments about the composer and his works, discography, and photographs. 7. Giacomo Carissimi - Biography, links to related composers and topics, and mention of the lack of autograph manuscripts. From the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program. 8. Giacomo Carissimi - Brief biographical sketch, caricature, comments on church music, and Naxos discography. 9. Giacomo Carissimi - Brief biography, major works, and links to other Baroque composers. 10. Giacomo Carissimi - Karadar dictionary entry with brief life, illustrations, and comments on works.

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