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Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (15 May 1567 (baptized) – 29 November 1643), was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer. Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transitio...
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Born in Cremona in 1567, Claudio Monteverdi served at the court of the Dukes of Mantua from the early 1590s until 1612, when he moved to Venice as maestro di cappella at the basilica of St. Mark, ... MONTEVERDI, C.: Madrigals, Book 1 (Il Primo Libro de Madrigali, 1587) and Secular Manuscript Works (Delitiae Musicae, Longhini)
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; Claudio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 (baptised) – November 29, 1643) was an Italian composer, violinist and singer. ... It is arguable that Monteverdi's greatest work remains the Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (The Vespers of the Blessed Virgin 1610). This is one of his few sacred works of any scale, but it remains to this...
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Items to buy by Claudio Monteverdi ... It is arguable that Monteverdi's greatest work remains the Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (The Vespers of the Blessed Virgin 1610). This is one of his few sacred works of any scale, but it remains to this day one of the greatest examples of devotional music, matched only by works such...
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In addition to composing some large-scale works, Monteverdi's duties at St. Mark's included reorganizing the cappella, finding new singers, and purchasing music. He received some commissions from Mantua, Duke Francesco having been succeeded by his brother Ferdinando, ... VB: Claudio Monteverdi [Monteverde]
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Claudio Monteverdi; with Jan Swafford ... Monteverdi’s brilliance is equally apparent in his non-theatrical works. His books of madrigals epitomize the evolution of Renaissance to Baroque.
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Compilation:; Disques Gramophone (HMV/VSM, France) DB 5038 / DB 5042 [78rpm x 5, 30cm] Oeuvres de Claudio Monteverdi; Victor "Red seal record - A Victor musical masterpiece" (USA) set DM 496 [78rpm x5, 30cm, auto-coupling] Monteverdi - Madrigals and other selected works; Angel "Great recordings of the century" COLH 20...
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This aria, "Possente spirito" from the opera Orpheus, is one of many valuable works by Monteverdi. He wrote the work out twice, once without any ornamentation and once with suggested ornamentation. From this we have learned a lot about early Baroque ornamentation practices.
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Famous Works ... Claudio Monteverdi began his musical life as a choir boy in Cremona, Italy. He studied music and published serval books of his compositions when he was very young- some of his most famous books of music were published when he was only 20!
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