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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.
Learn about Claudio Monteverdi, one of the most influential composers of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Explore his life, works, style and legacy with Classic FM.
Learn about the life and works of Claudio Monteverdi, the Italian composer who pioneered opera and influenced the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music. Explore his famous operas, songs, sacred music and his role in the Venetian School.
- November 29, 1643
Feb 26, 2013 · Claudio Monteverdi (b. 1567–d. 1643) occupies a prominent position in music history. His innovations in musical composition and aesthetics decisively contributed to a fundamental change in the general understanding of music and compositional style.
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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...
Monteverdi shows how the philosophy of music evolved during his early years in Venice could be put to use, using all the means available to a composer of the time, the fashionable arietta (i.e., a short aria), duets, and ensembles, and how they could be combined with the expressive and less fashionable recitative of the early part of the ...
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