Pietro Paolo Bencini


Pietro Paolo Bencini was an Italian Baroque composer and Kapellmeister.

Life

Bencini was born into a musical family. He became maestro di cappella at several churches in Rome. His compositional output consists mostly of religious music, including several oratorios and cantatas. He was maestro di cappella at the Chiesa Nuova from 1705 to 1743. He left there to succeed Pitoni at St. Peter's.

Selected works