Monteverdi

[ mon-tuh-vair-dee; Italian mawn-te-ver-dee ]

/ ˌmɒn təˈvɛər di; Italian ˌmɔn tɛˈvɛr di /

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noun

Clau·dio

[klou-dyaw], /ˈklaʊ dyɔ/, 1567–1643, Italian composer.

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How to use Monteverdi in a sentence

Composers from Monteverdi to Gluck, to Stravinsky, to Philip Glass, have told it in music.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us|Ann Wroe|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Monteverdi's scores contained, besides recitative, suggestions of melody.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for Monteverdi

Monteverdi

/ (ˌmɒntɪˈvɛədɪ) /

noun

Claudio (ˈklaʊdɪˌəʊ). ?1567–1643, Italian composer, noted esp for his innovations in opera and for his expressive use of dissonance. His operas include Orfeo (1607) and L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1642) and he also wrote many motets and madrigals

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