Giovanni Pietro Berti (c. 1590–1638) was an Italian composer and organist of Saint Mark's, Venice. He was active in the first half of the century. Berti had a tenor part in the musical chapel of the Church of San Marco in Venice, when he entered the contest to fill the vacant spot of second organist - which was vacant because of the death of P. Giusti. He managed to win, beating F. Usper, Picchi G. and GB Locatelli.Selected Essays - Page 71 Edward Joseph Dent, Hugh Taylor - 1979 "This is anticipated in Giovanni Pietro Berti, Cantate et arie (2 vols., Venice, 1624-7), and Giovanni Felice Sances, Cantate a voce sola (Venice, 1 633), among others. probably because they were still carrying on a movement which.
His works include Cantate et arie (2 vols., Venice, 1624, 1627)
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