Frescobaldi, Girolamo (jērô`lämō frāskōbäl`dē), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer. He became organist at St. Peter's in Rome in 1608, where huge crowds came during most of his life to hear him play and improvise. From 1628 to 1634 he was organist at the court of the Medici in Florence. Through his pupil Johann Froberger Froberger, Johann Jakob (yō`hān yā`kôp frō`bĕrgər)
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Frescobaldi, Girolamo

(born September 1583, Ferrara, Papal States—died March 1, 1643, Rome) Italian composer and organist. In 1608 he became organist at St. Peter's, where, except for a six-year sojourn at the Florentine court, he would remain the rest of his life. He was highly celebrated for both his playing and his diverse and ingenious compositions. He wrote numerous toccatas, ricercars, and canzones for organ and harpsichord, along with many sacred vocal works and secular songs. His most famous work is Fiori musicali (1635), a large collection of organ music for the mass.