Giovanni Pietro Berti
Giovanni Pietro Berti (* around 1590; † 1638 in Venice ) was a Venetian composer , organist and singer of the Baroque.
Life
Giovanni Pietro Berti received his training as a boy soprano at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, later he was employed at the local chapel under Claudio Monteverdi as a tenor with a salary of 70 ducats. On September 16, 1624 he received the post of second organist at St. Mark's Basilica, in this position he remained until his death. He was succeeded by Francesco Cavalli .
Berti was one of the composers who first used the term "cantada" (cantata), but here he does not describe the form of recitative and aria, as was common 30 years later, but a variety of sung text passages and instrumental rituals .
Works (selection)
About 50 of his compositions are known today.
- Cantade e aria ad una voce sola con alcune a doi, commode da cantarsi nel clavicembalo chitarrone dell'Alfabetto per la chitarra spagnola . (1624)
- Cantade e Aria ad una voce sola con alcune a doi ......., libro secondo (1627)
- As well as various motets and arias that appeared in anthologies between 1625 and 1634.
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Eitner: Biographical-bibliographical sources-lexicon of musicians and music scholars… 1900. Textarchiv - Internet Archive
- ↑ Music in the past and present . 2nd Edition. Volume 2, columns 1447-1448
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berti, Giovanni Pietro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venetian composer, organist and baroque singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1590 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1638 |
| Place of death | Venice |