Giovanni Gabrieli

Not to be confused with Giovanni Gabrielli (actor).
Not to be confused with Giovanni Maria Gabrielli.

Tomb of Giovanni Gabrieli in Santo Stefano, Venice

Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554/1557 – 12 August 1612) was an Italian composer and organist. He was one of the most influential musicians of his time, and represents the culmination of the style of the Venetian School, at the time of the shift from Renaissance to Baroque idioms.