A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music.... , cantor
Cantor (church)
A cantor or chanter is the chief singer employed in a church with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir; also called the precentor.... and organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ . An organist may play organ repertoire, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist.... who was born in 1575 and died in 1631. His church music includes polyphonic pieces and polychoral Masses
Mass (music)
The Mass, a Musical form of sacred music, is a choir composition that sets the fixed portions of the Eucharistic liturgy to music. Most Masses are settings of Mass in Latin, the traditional language of the Roman Catholic Church, but there are a significant number written in the languages of non-Catholic countries where vernacular worship h... , including a notable Requiem
Requiem
The Requiem or Requiem Mass , also known formally in Latin as the Missa pro defunctis or Missa defunctorum , is a liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, Anglo-Catholic Anglicans, and certain Lutheran Church Churches in the United States.... for high and low choirs. Although his textures were quite old-fashioned at the time, his word painting
Word painting
Word painting is the musical technique of having the music mimic the literal meaning of a song. For example, ascending scales would accompany lyrics about going up; slow, dark music would accompany lyrics about death.... proves his acquaintance with the newest Italian music.
