Giacomo Carissimi

(Gian) Giacomo Carissimi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈʒaːkomo kaˈrissimi] ; baptized 18 April 1605 – 12 January 1674) was an Italian composer and music teacher. He is one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. Carissimi established the characteristic features of the Latin oratorio and was a prolific composer of masses, motets, and cantatas. He was highly influential in musical developments in northern European countries through his pupils, like Kerll in Germany and Charpentier in France, and the wide dissemination of his music.

Birth and Death Data: Born Marino (comune in Lazio, Italy), Died January 12, 1674 (Rome (capital and largest city of Italy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-15219	10-in.	9/24/1914	Vittoria, mio core!	Reinald Werrenrath	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-37092	10-in.	12/31/1926	Vittoria, mio core!	Royal Dadmun	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	LCS-100349	12-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	4/6/1936	Vittoria, mio core	Martin W. Bush ; Mable Allen Smails	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	BA3	10-in.	5/21/1921	Vittoria, mio core!	Mattia Battistini	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX1362	12-in.	5/12/1930	Air d'Ezechias	Paul Planel	Tenor vocal solo, with organ	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WR562	10-in.	9/30/1932	Vittoria, Vittoria	Charles Kullman ; Johannes Müller	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carissimi, Giacomo," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103962.

Carissimi, Giacomo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103962.

"Carissimi, Giacomo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/103365 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/103365

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