Claudio Monteverdi (1 Jan 1567 Jahr – 1 Jan 1643 Jahr)

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Style and Contributions:
- used both Renaissance and Baroque styles
- employed chromaticism and word painting
- developed "stile concitato", or the "agitated style", throughout the use of rapid repeated notes and tremolos to increase emotional intensity
- contributed to the development of orchestration, ensembles, and instrumentation

Genres and Titles:
- over 250 madrigals including:
"Ohime, See Tanto Amate" (Book 4)
"Cruda Amarilli' (Book 5)
"Zefiro Torna" (Book 9)
- 3 operas:
L'Orfeo
L'Arianna
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
L'incoronazione di Poppea
Sacred vocal:
masses, magnifacts, and Vespers

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