Francesco Passarini

Francesco Passarini (November 10, 1636 - September 23, 1694) was an Italian composer and organist. His last name is given variously as Pasarini, Passarino, and Passerini.

A native of Bologna, Passarini was the son of Antonio and Angela Cuppini; his name at birth was Camillo. He took holy orders as a Franciscan on January 28, 1652 in the same city. His musical training is unknown, though it has been posited that he studied under Agostino Filippucci. His career was peripatetic, typical of friar-musicians, and can be traced largely through his own hand; he indicated the place and date of composition on his manuscripts, and just before his death compiled an inventory of music items in his collection. where he was a maestro di cappella for a decade. His first works to see publication were issued in Bologna in 1671 and 1672;