Italian composer, active in Florence (he
was probably born there); became a monk, a doctor of sacred
theology, and organist of various Florentine churches including
S. Lorenzo and SS. Annunziata. He wrote a Mass on
Agricola
's
Si dedero,
but was most notable as a composer of
canti carnascialeschi
for the Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent. These are good
examples of the current Italian fashion for 4-part homophonic
textures varied by repetition, triple-time passages and
reduction of voices for imitative sections.