CONSTANZO See also:

• CONSTANZO FESTA (c. 1495–1545)

FESTA (c. 1495–1545)  , See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian See also:

• SINGER, SIMEON (1846-1906)

singer and musical composer, became a member of the Pontifical See also:

• CHOIR (0. Fr. cuer from Lat. chorus; pronounced quire, and until the end of the 17th century so spelt, the spelling being altered to agree with the Fr. chceur)

choir in See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome in 1517, and soon afterwards See also:

• MAESTRO

maestro at the Vatican . His motets and madrigals (the first See also:

• BOOK

book of which appeared in 1537) excited Dr See also:

• BURNEY, CHARLES (1726-1814)

Burney's warm praise in his See also:

• HISTORY

History of See also:

• MUSIC

Music; and, among other See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church music, his Te Deum (published in 1596) is still sung at important services in Rome . His See also:

• MADRIGAL (Ital. madrigale)

madrigal, called in See also:

• ENGLISH

English " Down in a flow'ry vale," is well known .