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Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer (1567–1643)
"Monteverdi" redirects here. For other uses, see Monteverdi (disambiguation).
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi[n 1] (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pionjär in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history.
Born in Cremona, where he undertook his first musical studies and compositions, Monteverdi developed his career first at the court of Mantua (c. 1590–1613) and then until his death in the Republic of Venice where he was maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Marco. His surviving letters give insight into the life of a professional musician in Italy of the period, including problems of income, patronage and politics.
Much of Monteverdi's output, including many stage works, has been lost. His surv
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Creator of modern music
In 2017 we celebrate the 450th birthday of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). He was the most important musician in late 16th and early 17th-century Italy, and the first great composer of opera. He developed powerful ways of expressing and structuring musical drama, and he is frequently hailed as the “creator of modern music.” Composing in nearly all the major genres of the period, Monteverdi instigated a paradigm shift in musical thinking that bid farewell to the late Renaissance and ushered in the artistic expressions of the early Baroque.
Born in Cremona, Monteverdi had precocious musical talents and published his first collection of sacred music at the age of 15 with a prominent Venetian publishing house. Private lessons with Mark Antonio Ingegneri provided careful training in counterpoint and text setting, and 2 books of five-voice madrigals established his reputation outside his provincial hometown. To complement his musical portfolio he became an acc
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Claudio MONTEVERDI
Claudio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 - November 29, 1643) is a composer, violinist and singer Italian. It is generally considered one of the creators (and principal) of the opera. He was born in Cremona in northern Italy. In 1590 Monteverdi began working at the court of Mantua as a vocalist and violinist, and in 1602 he became conductor. Up to forty years, he devoted himself mainly to writing madrigals, composing eight pounds of these. The eighth book, published in 1638, contains the madrigals called Madrigals of Love and War viewed as a perfection of this form. Taken together, the first eight books of madrigals show the enormous development of polyphonic music from the Renaissance to the monodic style typical of Baroque music. The ninth book, published in 1651, after his death, contains lighter pieces, probably composed at different times of his life and representative of these two styles. From monody, with the aim of "making stupor" and an intelligible text,