Giovanni Francesco Anerio

Giovanni Francesco Anerio (* around 1567 in Rome, † 1630 in Graz ) was an Italian conductor and composer.

He was the younger brother Felice Anerio, which was Palestrina's successor as papal composer. Giovanni Francesco Anerio was first Kapellmeister to the King of Poland, later Kapellmeister in Verona and finally in 1613 in Rome.

He wrote, among other fairs, madrigals, spiritual dialogues and litanies.