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Giovanni Battista Brevi

1650 – 1725

Italian Baroque composer

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Lived 1650 – 1725 (aged 74–75). Giovanni Battista Brevi was a composer, organist and chapelmaster.

Giovanni Battista Brevi (Bergamo, ca. 1650; Milan, after 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer.

His later collections of cantatas comprised three out of the four publications of Fortuniano Rosati, Modena, the fourth being by count Pirro Albergati.

Works Op. 3 Bizzarrie armoniche, ovvero Sonate da camera a tre stromenti col basso continuo 1693 Op. 5 Cantate morali 1695 Op. 6 La catena d'oro 1696 Op. 7 Cantate ed'ariette 1697 Op. 8 Deliri d'amor divino, o cantate a voce sola e continuo (Venice, 1708)

Performing Editions Cantatas Deliciae terrenae: soprano and Basso continuo O spiritus angelici: alto and Basso continuo Catenae terrenae: bass and b.c.

Recordings "Catenae terrenae" on Motetti ed arie Max van Egmond, Ricercar Consort. Ricercar. 1988. "O Spiritus Angelici" on Agitata Delphine Galou, Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone, Alpha. 2017

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Born
1650, Bergamo
Birth century
Died
1725, Milan
Also known as
Giovanni B. Brevi

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Who was Giovanni Battista Brevi?

Italian Baroque composer

When was Giovanni Battista Brevi born?

Giovanni Battista Brevi was born in 1650 in Bergamo.

When did Giovanni Battista Brevi die?

Giovanni Battista Brevi died in 1725 in Milan.

What was Giovanni Battista Brevi's occupation?

Giovanni Battista Brevi was a composer, organist and chapelmaster.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Giovanni Battista Brevi

· Wikidata: Q15437161

· DBpedia: Giovanni Battista Brevi

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