Bernardino Cirillo

Bernardino Cirillo (c. 1500, L'Aquila – c. 1575) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Loreto, Italy. He participated in the Council of Trent and was interested in improving Church music. He published litanies to the Virgin Mary. Cirillo advocated a return to the simplicity and harmony of the earlier forms of Church music rather than elaborate forms of organ music.

Bernardino Cirillo

Bernardino Cirillo (c. 1500, L'Aquila – c. 1575) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Loreto, Italy. He participated in the Council of Trent and was interested in improving Church music. He published litanies to the Virgin Mary. Cirillo advocated a return to the simplicity and harmony of the earlier forms of Church music rather than elaborate forms of organ music.