Monteverdi

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

noun

Clau·dio

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

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Contemporary Examples of monteverdi

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

Historical Examples of monteverdi

Monteverdi's scores contained, besides recitative, suggestions of melody.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for monteverdi

Monteverdi

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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