Giovanni Battista Brevi (

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, 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,

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, the fourth being by count

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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.Giovanni Battista Brevi Catenae terrenae: per la Beata Vergine Maria : Bass und Basso continuo 1957 - 16 pages

Recordings

*"Catenae terrenae" on ''Motetti ed arie''

Max van Egmond Max van Egmond (born 1 February 1936 in Semarang) is a Dutch bass and baritone singer. He has focused on oratorio and Lied and is known for singing works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was one of the pioneers of historically informed performance of B ...

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. Ricercar. 1988. *"O Spiritus Angelici" on ''Agitata''

Delphine Galou Delphine Galou (born 1977) is a French contralto. She was the "Discovery of the Year" of the French Association for the Promotion of Young Artists in 2004. Galou's outstanding vocal technique combined with noble bearing allow her performances of t ...

Accademia Bizantina Ottavio Dantone (born 9 October 1960) is an Italian conductor and keyboardist (primarily harpsichord and fortepiano) particularly noted for his performances of Baroque music. He has been the music director of the Accademia Bizantina in Ravenna sin ...

Ottavio Dantone Ottavio Dantone (born 9 October 1960) is an Italian conductor and keyboardist (primarily harpsichord and fortepiano) particularly noted for his performances of Baroque music. He has been the music director of the Accademia Bizantina in Ravenna sin ...

, Alpha. 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brevi, Giovanni Battista 1650s births 18th-century deaths Italian male classical composers Italian Baroque composers 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians