Claudio Monteverdi (1 gen 1567 anni – 1 gen 1643 anni)

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was an Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest. 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.

The chromaticism and dissonance treatment found in madrigals was the source of
consternation for some sixteenth-century composers.
a. The most famous instance is Cruda Amarilli by Claudio Monteverdi, attacked
in print by Giovanni Maria Artusi.

Monteverdi: From Court to Commerce
A. Monteverdi was the first great opera composer.
1. His first contribution, a favola in musica, dates from 1607 and was performed in the
Mantuan court for invited guests.
2. His last work, an opera regia, was performed thirty-six years later for a paying public
in Venice.

Monteverdi in Venice
A. Monteverdi was rudely dismissed from his post in Mantua.
B. His career ended in Venice at St. Mark’s, from 1613 until his death.
C. All of his Venetian compositions include instruments with voices.
1. From this collection, Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda tells the story of a
ferocious battle. To represent the battle, Monteverdi invented a new style of music known as stile concitato: agitated style.
2. Another piece from the publication, Lamento della ninfa, is a dramatic narrative, set as
an aria. It uses a descending tetrachord, which has since been associated with the lament.
D. In his post at St. Mark’s, Monteverdi composed a substantial amount of sacred music.

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