Domenico Belli
Domenico Belli (died May 1627 in Florence) was an Italian composer who worked at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence from 1610–13. He is most notable for his setting of the Pianto d'Orfeo (or Orfeo dolente) by the Camerata poet Gabriello Chiabrera as five intermedii for Torquato Tasso's Aminta, at Florence in 1616. This was recorded by Le Poème Harmonique under the direction of Vincent Dumestre in 2008.
Domenico Belli
- Born
- 1501 · Florence.
- Died
- 1627 · Florence.
- Occupation
- composer · musician
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Domenico Belli (died May 1627 in Florence) was an Italian composer who worked at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence from 1610–13. He is most notable for his setting of the Pianto d'Orfeo (or Orfeo dolente) by the Camerata poet Gabriello Chiabrera as five intermedii for Torquato Tasso's Aminta, at Florence in 1616. This was recorded by Le Poème Harmonique under the direction of Vincent Dumestre in 2008.
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Born at Florence in 1501, died in Florence in 1627.
Domenico Belli (1501–1627) was a composer and musician.
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- 1.Marc Honegger. Éditions Bordas. XV-597. 1979. 2-04-010721-5.
- 2.Orfeo dolente (Orphée inconsolable). Opéra Baroque.
- 3.Encyclopédie de la musique. Librairie générale française. 1995. 2-253-05302-3.
- 4.CD L'Orfeo dolente. Opéra Baroque.
- 5.Il nuovo stile « Le Poème Harmonique.
- 6.Firenze 1616 « Le Poème Harmonique.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique. Librairie Firmin Didot. 1. 326. 1866–1868. 614247299.
- La musique baroque. Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès. 1988. 2-266-03623-8.
- Belli, Domenico. Lemigio Marini. 1970. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani.
- Dictionnaire biographique des musiciens. Robert Laffont. 1995. 2-221-06787-8.
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