Giovanni Gabrieli
Composer
1557–1612. Italian composer in the Venetian Polychoral Style tradition.
Defining figure of the Venetian polychoral tradition; pioneering use of cori spezzati and early instrumental specification. Well represented in early music catalogues.
Signature works: Sonata pian e forte, In ecclesiis, Canzon septimi toni, Sacrae symphoniae, O magnum mysterium.
