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.[1]
Works[edit]
- Op. 3 Bizzarrie armoniche, ovvero Sonate da camera a tre stromenti col basso continuo 1693[2]
- 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[edit]
Cantatas
- Deliciae terrenae: soprano and Basso continuo[3]
- O spiritus angelici: alto and Basso continuo[4]
- Catenae terrenae: bass and b.c.[5]
Recordings[edit]
- "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
References[edit]
- ^ Michael Talbot Aspects of the Secular Cantata in Late Baroque Italy 2009 Page 94
- ^ Andreas Giger, Thomas J. Mathiesen Music in the mirror: reflections on the history of music theory 2002 p146
- ^ Giovanni Battista Brevi. Deliciae terrenae: Sopran (Tenor) und Basso continuo 1958 16 pages
- ^ Giovanni Battista Brevi O spiritus angelici: Alt und Basso continuo 1961 - 13 pages
- ^ Giovanni Battista Brevi Catenae terrenae: per la Beata Vergine Maria : Bass und Basso continuo 1957 - 16 pages
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