 He was a notary by profession but also an accomplished musician.His instrument of choice was the chitarrone, and according to contemporaries had a sweet voice.He published 2 books about his compositions, with the printer Marchetti of Brescia.. Delle canzonette a tre voci of Giuliano Paratico we have only the second book, while for the first we have only the Bass part 
He was a close friend of Angelo Grillo Spinola, prelate, poet, friend and confessor of Torquato Tasso.