ANIMUCCIA, GIOVANNI

(c. 1500, Florence – c. 20 March 1571, Rome)

Magister cantorumat Cappella Giulia of the Vatican from 1555 until his death, between the two tenures ofGiovanni da Palestrina. His two publications ofLaudespirituali (1563, 1570) for theCongregazione dell’Oratorioof St. Filippo Neri, where he was the firstmaestro di cappella, uses a simplehomorhythmicstyle in preference to complex Flemishcounterpointto attract attendance. (at)