Paolo Agostino (or Agostini ; Augustinus in Latin ; c. 1583 ? 1629) was an Italian composer and organist of the early Baroque era. He was born perhaps at Vallerano , near Viterbo . He studied under Giovanni Bernardino Nanino , according to the dedication in the third and fourth books of his masses . Subsequently, he married Nanino's daughter. ^{[1] [2]}

He held a series of positions as organist and maestro di cappella ( choirmaster ) between 1607 and 1626 when he succeeded Vincenzo Ugolini as maestro of the Cappella Giulia 's choir in St. Peter's Basilica .

All of his surviving works are sacred music, and most are written in the prima pratica , the conservative polyphonic style of the late 16th century, although some of his motets use some of the new concertato style. He was a highly sophisticated contrapuntist , often using strict canonic techniques; in addition, he used colorful sonorities, changes of meter between sections, and colorful chromaticism , showing an acquaintanceship with contemporary secular practice as well as the work of the Venetian School . An Agnus Dei for eight voices is especially admired and was used as an example in Padre Martini 's Saggio di contrappunto . ^[3]

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• Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Agostino, Paolo"  . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
• Volker, James Alphonsus (1913). "Paolo Agostini"  . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Paolo Agostini .

• Free scores by Paolo Agostino in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
• Free scores by Paolo Agostino at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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