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(b At [now Ath] in the diocese of Cambrai, c?1560; d Rome, Oct 14, 1626). Flemish composer and instrumentalist, mainly active in Italy. He was a priest. According to Cametti he was born in 1568. Pitoni, however, identified him as the successor of Victoria as maestro di cappella at the Collegio Germanico in 1577–8. The documents there refer only to a ‘Maestro Francesco’; Casimiri believed this was Francesco Soriano while Culley opted for Martini, but the question must remain open. According to Aringhi, Martini served as maestro di cappella at the Seminario Romano; Casimiri postulated the dates 1594–1602 but again there is no archival evidence. The first unambiguous Roman reference is his acceptance into the Congregazione dell'Oratorio on 5 October 1602. From August 1603, after the expulsion of Prospero Santini, Martini assumed responsibility for the congregation's music and in May 1605 he was named perfetto della musica...