Biography
Giovan Battista Girolami (1702 - 20/01/1786) was an Italian composer. Priest, composer and protonotary apostolic, Girolami was born in 1702 in Vergemoli in the Tuscany province of Lucca. He was the son of Giovanni Luca, who was the son of Jacopo. He was the brother of Carlo Antonio who was the first of the family to move to Castelnuovo Garfagnana in the province of Lucca, where, in 1728 he married Chiara Teresa, daughter of Cristoforo Pieracchi. The descendents were related with the Counts of Carli Girolami the Marquesses of Gargioli Malaspina of Reggio Emilia. Girolami was ordained in 1724 and, in 1763, became organist of the Cathedral of Castelnuovo. He died January 20, 1786. The grandchildren Girolamo and Valentino Girolami became, respectively, organist and chapel master of the Cathedral in 1806.
His Requiem mass for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra was written in 1775 and completed by Luca Bacci.
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