Italian composer. He was a priest, and succeeded Francesco Lupino as maestro di cappella of Urbino Cathedral from at least 1 December 1555 to 8 January 1576, except for a brief period at Ravenna in the service of Cardinal Giulio Feltrio della Rovere between October 1566 and February 1567. [...] He was maestro di cappella there again from 15 January 1593 to 30 September 1596, and between 10 June and September 1598. [...]
Source: Pier Paolo Scattolin: Cesare Schieti quoted from Grove Music Online accessed 11 November 2010, Complete article (requires subscription).
