Vincenzo Amato (composer)

Vincenzo Amato (5 January 1629, Ciminna near Palermo – 29 July 1670, Palermo), also D'Amato or Di Amato, was an Italian composer of the Baroque.

He was Maestro di Capella at the cathedral in Palermo. He was trained as a priest and later devoted himself to music. He published two volumes of sacred compositions (masses and motets) and the St Matthew Passion and the St John Passion.

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