Vincenzo Amato

Vincenzo Amato (5 January 1629, Ciminna near Palermo29 July 1670, Palermo), also D'Amato or Di Amato, was an Italian composer of the Baroque.

He was Maestro di Capella at the cathedral in Palermo. He was trained as a priest and later devoted himself to music. He published two volumes of sacred compositions (masses and motets) and the St Matthew Passion and the St John Passion.

Works Sacri concerti a 2, 3, 4 e 5 voci, con una messa a 3 e a 4 voci. Libro I. Opera I. (1656) Messa e salmi di Vespro e Compieta a 4 e 5 voci. Libro I. Op. II. (1656) A St John and a St Matthew Passion, in parts still sung in Sicilian churches