Background
Belli was born in 1560 in Longiano, Italy.
Belli was born in 1560 in Longiano, Italy.
Being a child, Belli studied in Naples.
Belli was a choirmaster at S. Antonio, Padua in 1600. In 1610 he was maestro di cappella at Assisi, and in 1620 he became maestro di cappella at Imola cathedral.
Giulio Belli wrote numerous masses, many with basso continuo, showing his familiarity with contemporary practice. He also wrote psalm settings, and "sacred concertos" in the concertato style — one of the most distinctive forms of the Italian early Baroque. His earlier music is mostly in the Palestrina style of balanced polyphony, though he used polychoral techniques, in keeping with northern Italian practice.
8-part psalms
(Other editions were published in 1604 and 1615, the last ...)
1600Concerti ecclesiastici a 2 e 3 voci con basso d'organo
(The 2nd edition was published in 1621.)
16134-part canzonette
(The 2nd edition was published in 1595)
1586For double choir
(The 2nd edition was published in 1607)
16058-part masses and madrigals
(New edition with continuo.)
16074-part masses
15995-part masses
15974-and 8-part masses
1608