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