Giovanni Animuccia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni Animuccia

Italian composer of the Renaissance

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1520

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1571

Profession: composer, conductor, choir director

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Giovanni Animuccia (c.?1500 – c.?20 March 1571) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance who was involved in the heart of Rome's liturgical musical life.
He was one of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's most important predecessors and possibly his mentor.
As maestro di capella of St Philip Neri's Oratory and the Capella Giulia at St Peter's, he was composing music at the very center of the Roman Catholic Church, during the turbulent reforms of the Counter-Reformation and as part of the new movements that began to flourish around the middle of the century.
His music reflects these changes.