ARRESTI, GIULIO CESARE. - Musician, b. in Bologna in 1630, d. there in 1695. Chapel master at S. Salvatore in 1668 and in 1685 organist at S. Petronio, he was elected several times (1671, 1686 and 1694) "Prince" of the Accademia Filarmonica.
He engaged in a bitter controversy with M. Cazzati, leaving us a Dialogo fatto tra un Maestro ed un discepolo desideroso d'approfittare nel contrappunto (1659) and some Gare musicali (Venice 1664) with music by both. As a composer he left: Kyrie for 8 voices, Mass and Vespers of the B. V. for 8 voices (Venice 1663), Masses for 3 voices (Venice 1663) and a Partitura di Modulazioni precettive sopra gli inni del canto fermo gregoriano con le risposte intavolate in sette righe per l'organo (c. 1664, s. l. [Bologna]). His organ sonatas were published in contemporary collections.