Girolamo Giacobbi


Girolamo Giacobbi was an Italian choirmaster, conductor, and composer.

Life

Giocobbi was born in Bologna in 1567. He had been a choir boy at the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna and became the Director of Music there from 1604 to 1628. He founded the "Accademia dei Filomusi" dedicated to the cultivation of music in Bologna.
He wrote a significant number of sacred works and was especially active in the field of opera. Giacobbi was a composer of high esteem during his time.

Operas