Rossi was an Italian composer, violinist and organist; he was one of the leading
17th-century Italian composer of keyboard music.
1624 he had
moved to Rome and become a musician in the service of Cardinal Maurizio di Savoia; he
first came under the influence of Frescobaldi,
who became his teacher and friend.
Returning to
Rome in 1630, Rossi moved into the circles of the Barberini family; in 1638 he travelled
north: his activities included service for the Este family at Modena and composition of
operas for the Sforza family at Ferrara.
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