# Giacomo Carissimi

> Italian composer (1605–1674)

**Wikidata**: [Q312686](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312686)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Carissimi)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/giacomo-carissimi

## Summary
Giacomo Carissimi (18 April 1605 – 12 January 1674) was an Italian composer from the Papal States. He is recorded as an active composer beginning around 1640 and is identified across numerous library and authority files and reference databases.

## Biography
- Born: 18 April 1605
- Nationality: Papal States (citizenship: Papal States)
- Known for: Italian composer; active as a composer from about 1640
- Field(s): Composition (music)

## Contributions
- The provided source material identifies Giacomo Carissimi as an Italian composer and records his work period starting in 1640.  
- The source does not list specific titles of compositions, publications, founded institutions, patents, or named projects; no specific works or years of individual compositions are given in the supplied material.

## FAQs
- Who was Giacomo Carissimi?  
  Giacomo Carissimi was an Italian composer born 18 April 1605 and died 12 January 1674, recorded as active in composition from about 1640.

- When did Giacomo Carissimi live and work?  
  He was born in 1605 and died in 1674; his recorded work period begins in 1640 according to the provided data.

- What was his nationality?  
  The source lists his citizenship as the Papal States.

- What is his occupation and field?  
  He is identified as a composer (occupation: composer; field: composition/music).

- Where can I find authoritative records about him?  
  He appears under the Wikipedia title "Giacomo Carissimi" and is represented by numerous authority-control identifiers and database entries listed in the Structured properties and identifiers section.

## Why They Matter
- Giacomo Carissimi is recorded in major reference and authority systems, confirming his historical presence as an identifiable composer of the 17th century.  
- Being catalogued in many national and international library and archival authority files indicates sustained scholarly and bibliographic interest.  
- His recorded activity beginning in 1640 places him within mid-17th-century Italian musical life; his presence in reference systems preserves his identity for musicological research and cataloging even when specific works are not listed in the provided material.  
- Without such cataloging and identifiers, linking records about an historical composer across libraries, discographies, and archives would be harder; these records help maintain continuity of scholarly information about him.

## Notable For
- Birth and death dates concretely recorded: 18 April 1605 – 12 January 1674.  
- Identified as an Italian composer with a work period starting in 1640.  
- Citizenship recorded as the Papal States.  
- Presence in numerous authority and database records, including (but not limited to) P213, P214, P227, P244, P268, P269, P271, P345, P349 and many other authority codes listed below.  
- Wikipedia article title: "Giacomo Carissimi".  
- Wikidata description: "Italian composer (1605–1674)".

## Body

### Early life and identity
- Born 18 April 1605 (P569: +1605-04-18T00:00:00Z).  
- Died 12 January 1674 (P570: +1674-01-12T00:00:00Z).  
- Instance of: human (instance_of: Q5).  
- Occupation recorded as composer (occupation: Q36834).  
- Citizenship recorded as the Papal States (citizenship: Q170174).

### Career and activity
- Work period start is recorded as 1640 (work_period_start: +1640-00-00T00:00:00Z).  
- The supplied material identifies him broadly as a composer active in the mid-17th century but does not supply titles, dates, or descriptions of individual compositions or specific appointments.

### Context: Papal States
- His citizenship is given as the Papal States. The provided material includes an extended description of the Papal States as the temporal territories under direct papal rule between 754 and 1870, centered on Rome. This situates his civic identity within that political and cultural context.

### Identifiers and authority control
The supplied source lists extensive structured properties and identifiers for Giacomo Carissimi. These are given here verbatim as recorded in the input data:

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- P14257: 84990
- P14225 and P14257 were present in the original data as P5731: 84990 (already listed); (Note: all values above are reproduced directly from the supplied material.)
- P14257 (if present) was represented by 84990 in the provided list.
- P147xx and other P-codes beyond those listed above are not present in the supplied material.

### Works, publications, and records
- The supplied dataset records his existence and cataloging across multiple systems but does not enumerate individual compositions, manuscripts, or printed editions. No specific composition titles or publication years are provided in the material supplied.

### Legacy, recognition, and cataloging
- The breadth of identifiers shows that Giacomo Carissimi is represented in many national and international bibliographic and authority-control systems.  
- The presence of a Wikipedia article title "Giacomo Carissimi" and the Wikidata description "Italian composer (1605–1674)" indicate consolidated public reference entries.  
- These records facilitate discovery, citation, and scholarly tracking even where item-level works were not included in the supplied input.

### Sources and records (as provided)
- Wikipedia title: Giacomo Carissimi (wikipedia_title: Giacomo Carissimi).  
- Wikidata description: Italian composer (1605–1674) (wikidata_description).  
- Work period start: 1640 (work_period_start: +1640-00-00T00:00:00Z).

(End of entry.)

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