Not much is known about his early life, but he was from a Tuscan aristocratic family, educated at Bologna, and was already making a name for himself as a composer at the age of 20.
Не се знае многу за неговиот ран живот, но бил од тосканско аристократско семејство, образуван во Болоња, и веќе го издигал своето име  како композитор на возраст од 20 години.