Which Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music had an important role in the Counter-Reformation?
Tomás Luis de Victoria Tomás Luis de Victoria (sometimes Italianised as "da Vittoria"; c. 1548 – 27 August 1611) was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an accomplished organist and singer as well as a Catholic priest. However, he preferred the life of a composer to that of a performer.
Giuseppe Felice Tosi Giuseppe Felice Tosi (28 February 1619 – before 14 December 1693) was an Italian composer and organist, and the father of Pier Francesco Tosi, also a successful composer.