GIACOBBI, GIROLAMO. - Musician, b. in Bologna in Aug. 1567, d. there in Feb. 1630. In 1589 he was substitute and in 1604 effective director of the chapel of S. Petronio.

A convinced supporter of the new style, he hosted at his home (1622) the Accademia dei Filomusi, composed melodramas on the example of the Florentine innovators, set to music dramatic actions by R. Campeggi, S. Branchi and B. Marescotti; but of his theatrical music only the Aurora ingannata (intermezzi) survives, published in Venice (1609) under the name of Dramatodia.

Among his numerous religious compositions, partly published, partly in manuscript in the Library of the Liceo musicale of Bologna, are psalms for 4 (1615), motets for 6 (1601), litanies for 8 (1618), hymns, vespers, Sanctissimae Deiparae canticum for 4 (1628), etc.

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BIBL.: F. Vaticelli, Il primo melodramma a Bologna, in Strenna musicale bolognese, Bologna 1930, pp. 35-62; L. Frati, Per la storia della musica in Bologna nel sec. XVII, in Riv. mus. ital., 32 (1925), pp. 544-48.

Anna Maria Gentili

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