Antonius Galli (born c. 1505; died April 2, 1565, in Vienna) was a French-Flemish composer at the court of Maximilian II. Galli was born in Flanders. In 1545, he was appointed choirmaster at St. Donatian’s in Bruges. Prior to that, he had held a similar position at St. Salvator’s in the same city. In 1550, however, he was dismissed for neglecting the care and education of the choirboys. Later, he entered the service of Maximilian II of Austria, whom he served as chaplain. It is not known exactly when he held this position, but he is listed in the court register dated January 1, 1554.
Galli composed three surviving masses. All follow the so-called parody technique (imitation mass), in which an existing polyphonic model (e.g., a motet) is used as the foundation for a new mass. Among his well-known compositions are the ''Missa Ascendetis post filium'' and an arrangement based on Jacquet de Mantua’s famous motet ''Aspice Domine''. In addition to several secular chansons, he composed about 20 sacred motets. One of these (Filiae Jerusalem, venite et videte Maximilianum) was composed specifically to honor his patron, Maximilian II.
