Antimo Liberati (M / Italy, 1617-1692), composer
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Antimo Liberati (M / Italy, 1617-1692) composer
Born in Foligno, Liberati spent some years in Vienna (from 1637 to 1643) as a court musician in the service of Emperor Ferdinand III, before settling in Rome. He was appointed a member of the Sistine Chapel Choir in 1662, served as its secretary (puntatore) in 1670 and its maestro di cappella in 1674 and 1675. Known primarily for his writings on music theory, he composed numerous pieces of sacred music, including Il Nerone (1677), one of the earliest oratorios to deal with the persecutions of the first Christians. When he died he was buried in the tomb of the papal singers in Santa Maria in Vallicella.