Claudio Monteverdi
Composer
1567 – 1643
Who was Claudio Monteverdi?
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, gambist, singer and Roman Catholic priest.
Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two individual styles of composition – the heritage of Renaissance polyphony and the new basso continuo technique of the Baroque. Monteverdi wrote one of the earliest operas, L'Orfeo, an innovative work that is the earliest surviving opera that is still regularly performed. He was recognized as an innovative composer and enjoyed considerable fame in his lifetime.
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- Born
- May 15, 1567
Cremona - Also known as
- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
- Monteverdi
- Monteverdi, Claudio
- Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi
- Parents
- Spouses
- Claudia Cattaneo
(1599/05/20 - 1607/09)
- Claudia Cattaneo
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Lived in
- Cremona
- Died
- Nov 29, 1643
Venice
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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