Porta, Costanzo (c. 1529–1601)

Italian monk and composer. He was a pupil of Adrian Willaert at Venice. He took holy orders and became choirmaster at Osimo near Ancona 1552–64, then went to Padua to take up a similar post at the Cappella Antoniana, the church of the Minorite order to which he belonged. He left for a time to work at Ravenna 1567–74, then at Loreto 1574–80. He returned to Ravenna and lived there 1580–89.

Works Church music 15 Masses, 200 motets, psalms, hymns, introits, and other church music.

Chamber music five books of madrigals (1555–86).