Claudio Monteverdi
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His work marks the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music. During his long life he produced work that can be classified in both categories, and he was one of the most significant revolutionaries that brought about the change in style. Monteverdi wrote the earliest dramatically viable opera, Orfeo, and was fortunate enough to enjoy fame during his lifetime.
Claudio Monteverdi was born in 1567 in Cremona, Lombardy. His father was Baldassare Monteverdi, a doctor, apothecary and amateur surgeon. He was the oldest of five children. During his childhood, he was taught by Marc’Antonio Ingegneri, the maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Cremona. The Maestro’s job was to conduct important worship services in accordance with the liturgy of the Catholic Church. Monteverdi learned about music by being part of the cathedral choir. He also studied at the University of Cremona. His first music was written for publication, including some motets and sacred madrigals, in 1582 and 1583.
His first five publications were: ‘Sacrae cantiunculae’, 1582 (a collection of miniature motets); ‘Madrigali Spirituali’, 1583 (a volume of which only the bass partbook is extant); ‘Canzonette a tre voci’, 1584 (a collection of three-voice canzonettes); and the five-part madrigals ‘Book I’, 1587, and ‘Book II’, 1590.
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MONTEVERDI: Scherzi Musicali a Tre Voci
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woodlandnymphe
beauuutiful!
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zunari
I have forgotten Monteverdi for so many years? Wrong choice, wrong choice...
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MusicHallofFame
The Music Hall of Fame are delighted to induct Claudio Monteverdi into the Class of 1976. Congratulations. Please vist our page too see the latest inductees into the Music Hall of Fame
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Lupin1112
Amazing!
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wisbech
No discussion here? :( I'm just now discovering the Consort of Musicke madrigal recordings after having listened to the La Venexiana recordings over the last few weeks and it's like hearing the songs for the first time again. Beautiful. I highly recommend both!
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driver_UFO
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Callmemivi
Scherzi Musicali ♥_♥
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baqlord
Claudio Monteverdi? Chętnie bym to łyknął od ciebie:))
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NINlife
That last scene of L'Orfeo touches my soul in a way a rarity can. [2]
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jeansandsummer
<3
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insomniacme
monteverdi goodie box arrived today; they threw in some dvds too!
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Seavas
No, that's Josquin.
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zunari
first modern musician!
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insomniacme
books!!
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DawnBearer
That last scene of L'Orfeo touches my soul in a way a rarity can.
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DawnBearer
As I listen to "L'Orfeo", I confess that this music has affected me in a way very, very few few other music can.
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bloodcoder
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Kruzfixion
I WOULD ;) monteverdi, I would
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e_mmm
This man was the most genius composer ever born.
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sobreviviente11
Nono Libro dei Madrigali rocks !!!
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