Monteverdi

Monteverdi

MonteverdiClaudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 (baptized) – November 29, 1643), was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer.

Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the music of the Renaissance to that of the Baroque. Enjoying fame in his lifetime, he wrote one of the earliest operas, L'Orfeo, which is still regularly performed.

Monteverdi composed at least eighteen operas, but only L'Orfeo, L'incoronazione di Poppea, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria and the famous aria, Lamento, from his second opera L'Arianna have survived. From monody (with melodic lines, intelligible text and placid accompanying music), it was a logical step for Monteverdi to begin composing opera, especially for a dramatically inclined composer who loved grand effect. In 1607, the premiere of his first opera, L'Orfeo, took place in Mantua. It was normal at that time for composers to create works on demand for special occasions, and this piece was part of the ducal celebrations of carnival. (Monteverdi was later to write for the first opera houses supported by ticket sales which opened in Venice). L'Orfeo has dramatic power and lively orchestration and is arguably the first example of a composer assigning specific instruments to parts in operas. It is also one of the first large compositions in which the exact instrumentation of the premiere has come down to us.

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Total 87 sheet(s) found, listing between 0 - 20.
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Addio Roma kgarner (2)
3659d ago
4 Vocal Original
lamento di arianna yaobohui (3)
4587d ago
3 Piano, Vocal Transcription
I bei legami reonaval (101)
4657d ago
2 Piano Original
Ave Maria futcher76 (2)
4694d ago
2 Vocal Transcription
A che tormi il ben mio grinaldi (59)
4706d ago
6 Vocal Transcription
Messa a 4 voci da cappella km.choir (30)
4709d ago
22 Vocal, Organ Other
Lamento sgrizzi3 (14)
4722d ago
7 Piano, Vocal Original
Si chio vorrei morire coroandreano (14)
4729d ago
4 Vocal Transcription
Si ch´io vorrei morire ILoveSinging91 (51)
4734d ago
5 Piano, Vocal Other
Et resurrexit saffr0n (161)
4751d ago
6 Violin, Vocal, Bass Transcription
Angelus ad pastores ait ericson (32)
4760d ago
2 Piano, Vocal, Organ Original
Cantate Dominum Novum AEQUATORIUM (4)
4762d ago
6 Vocal Transcription
Lasciatemi Morire eulyces (8)
4774d ago
1 Piano, Vocal Other
Il Combattimento di tancredi e clorinda rodelinda (4)
4776d ago
62 Piano, Vocal Original
Ohime, Se Tanto Amate edo-dekasa (36)
4779d ago
8 Vocal Original
Lamento della ninfa adrianaalmeidas (55)
4780d ago
46 Vocal Original
lamento di arianna MarcoSchi (14)
4785d ago
28 Vocal Transcription
Seniore de patire Polygam2 (2)
4786d ago
1 Piano, Vocal Transcription
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (III) emilianogregori (5)
4786d ago
4 Piano Original
Se dolce realbrief (1)
4788d ago
2 Trumpet, Violin, Trombone Original