Car is simi

(ka-ris'-se-me), Giacomo, com- pr b. Manno, near Rome, about 1604; d. Rome, Jan. 12, 1674. Maestro at A isi 1624-28, and at S. A poll in are, Rome, 1628-1674; among his pupils were A. Scarlatti, Kerll, Bernhard, M. A. Char pen tier; though many of his works are lost, it is known that he contributed largely; to the development of recitative with a more expre ive and varied accompaniment than that of his predece ors; his cantatas show that he transferred to church music the pathetic emotional style of dramatic music; his fluent melodies are among the earliest examples of characteristic Italian song.