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Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (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 pioneer in the development of opera , he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history.
Claudio Monteverdi (baptized May 15, 1567, Cremona, Duchy of Milan [Italy]—died November 29, 1643, Venice) was an Italian composer in the late Renaissance, the most important developer of the then new genre, the opera. He also did much to bring a “modern” secular spirit into church music.
Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer best known for pioneering opera with masterpieces like L’Orfeo and L’incoronazione di Poppea, but his influence reaches far beyond that.
- November 29, 1643
Jun 11, 2018 · Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (1567-1643) was an Italian composer who, in addition to being the first great operatic writer, reflected in his works, especially the madrigals, the change in style from late Renaissance to early baroque.
Claudio Monteverdi, (baptized May 15, 1567, Cremona, Duchy of Milan—died Nov. 29, 1643, Venice), Italian composer. The first of his nine books of madrigals appeared in 1587, the second in 1590.
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) was an Italian composer, musician and singer, who stood at the crossroads of one of the most crucial periods in musical history. View more.
Jan 8, 2010 · Still, there is one composer, Claudio Monteverdi, who often gets credit for inventing opera -- which just may be an art form entirely unto itself. Opera is more than just music combined with...
