Composer · 1616 - 1678
Maurizio Cazzati
Biography
Maurizio Cazzati: (b Luzzara (now Lucera), duchy of Guastalla, nr Reggio nell’Emilia, 1616; d Mantua, 1678).
Italian composer and organist. During his term as maestro di cappella of S Petronio, Bologna (1657–71), he made significant contributions to the development of instrumental music, especially in the unique repertory of music for trumpet and strings.