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Monteverdi's Vespers 1610: a guide to the sacred masterpiece ...
1610 ( MDCX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1610th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 610th year of the 2nd millennium, the 10th year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1610s decade.
Apr 1, 2016 · After Monteverdi’s complete works were published in 1932, performances of the Vespers began to take place in Europe, and recordings emerged in the 1960s. Today, listeners agree that Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers of the Blessed Virgin truly exemplifies one of its composer’s own core beliefs: “The end of all good music is to affect the soul.”.
Jan 1, 2020 · 9 The seemingly unifying element of the chant cantus firmi is made explicit in the title of the original 1610 basso continuo part: ‘Vespro della B. Vergine da concerto, composta sopra canti fermi’.
Jun 7, 2014 · Claudio Monteverdi’s most famous work, the 1610 Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary , evokes all the glory of the Italian seicento, combining plainchant melodies, exquisite polyphony and the drama of the newly invented operatic style. This Vespers has been linked with the cathedrals of St Peter, Rome and St Mark, Venice, but the inclusion of ...
Feb 11, 2015 · Completed in 1610, the Vespers was written for the court of the Gonzaga family in Mantua, where Monteverdi was employed from 1590 to 1612, and dedicated to Pope Paul V. But the composition’s true home is undoubtedly the Cathedral of St. Mark in Venice, where Monteverdi was appointed maestro di cappella in 1613.
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December 20 – (December 10 O.S.), John Roberts, a Benedictine monk in Wales, is executed five days after being convicted of high treason for violating a law against Catholic ministry. He is hanged, drawn and quartered. Roberts will be canonized as a Roman Catholic saint almost 360 years later, on October 25, 1970.
