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Italian composer and organist. Held post at Antwerp, becoming organist
at St. Peter's, Rome, 1608-28 (30,000 are said to have attended his
first performance there, an indication of his reputation as a
virtuoso). Organist at Florentine court 1628-33, returning to St.
Peter's thereafter. Composed motets and madrigals, Masses and
Magnificats, but principle achievements were his toccatas, fugues,
ricercari, and capriccios for organ and harpsichord. His music had a
strong influence on German music through his pupil Froberger. Baroque
music for the next century was influenced by Frescobaldi's development
of variation-form.
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