Artist Info: Raffaello Rontani

Raffaello Rontani (born in Florence in the 16th century and died in Rome in 1622) was an Italian composer.

From 1610 Rontani was in the service of Antonio de' Medici in Florence and from 1616 until his death, chapel master of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini , in Rome. Moreover, he seems to have served at least two members of the nobility: he mentions, in particular in the dedication of his opus 6, that he is "capo del... concerto" of Duke Sforza.

In his time he seems to have been one of the most popular Italian composers of vocal music [read more...]