Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer and pioneer of opera, bridging Renaissance and Baroque.
Claudio Monteverdi was a composer who bridged the Renaissance and Baroque periods.[1] He was born in Cremona in 1567 and died in Venice in 1643.[2][3]
Quick Facts
- Birthplace
- Cremona
- Baptized
- 15 May 1567
- Died
- 29 November 1643
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- Composer
- Choirmaster
- String player
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Monteverdi was baptized on 15 May 1567 as the first child of apothecary Baldassare Monteverdi.[2] He described himself as a pupil of Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, who gave him grounding in counterpoint.[4] In 1590 or 1591 he entered the service of Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga of Mantua.[5] Monteverdi wrote the opera L'Orfeo for the Carnival season of 1607.[6]
Monteverdi was ordained a priest in 1632.[7] He died in Venice on 29 November 1643.[3] In 1582, when he was fifteen, Monteverdi's initial publication, a collection of three-voice motets called Sacrae cantiunculae, was released in Venice.[4]
What the cited sources add
Monteverdi's biographer Paolo Fabbri called madrigals "the inevitable proving ground for any composer of the second half of the sixteenth century"[8] The modern music historian Massimo Ossi placed the Artusi controversy in the context of Monteverdi's artistic development.[9] Monteverdi's correspondence reveals an interest in alchemy, including experiments to transform lead into gold.[10] Tim Carter, a musicologist, concludes that Ingegneri provided Monteverdi with a strong foundation in counterpoint and composition.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lockwood (n.d.); Palisca (n.d.); Cruice (1997), p. 38 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fabbri (2007), p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stevens (1995), pp. 435–436 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carter and Chew (n.d.), §1 "Cremona"; Carter (2002), p. 1; Whenham (2007) "Chronology", p. xv.; Arnold (1980a), p. 515 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Arnold (1980a), p. 515; Bates (2002), p. 53; Holman (1993), p. 577; Fabbri (1994), pp. 27–28 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carter and Chew (n.d.), §2 "Mantua"; Whenham (2007) "Chronology", p. xvii; Pryer (2007), p. 12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carter and Chew (n.d.), §3 "Venice" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carter and Chew (n.d.), §1 "Cremona"; Whenham (2007) "Chronology", p. xv.; Fabbri (2007), p. 15 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Arnold (1980a), p. 515; Carter and Chew (n.d.), §2 "Mantua"; Stevens (1995), p. 214; Ossi (2007), p. 100 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Claudio Monteverdi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stevens (1995), pp. 289–301 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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