Domenico Allegri

Domenico Allegri (c. 1585 – 5 September 1629) was an Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque Roman School.

The little boy had as schoolmates his elder brother Gregorio and then Antonio Cifra, Domenico Massenzio[2] and Paolo Agostini.

From 3 April 1610 until his death, he held the same position at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, where he was buried.

Allegri is mainly famous for being one of the first to include specific instrumental accompaniments to sacred vocal music on a small scale.

While much of his music is lost, one piece which has survived is the Modi quos expositis in choris of 1617 which has accompaniments to the voices by two violins.