Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 (baptized) â 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.
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 60 - 80.
Song | Added By | Pages | Instruments | Sheet Type | File |
Chiome d'oro |
anacrisccoelho (3)
4875d ago
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10 | Piano, Violin, Vocal, Viola | Other | |
Adoramus te, Christe |
robiperf (10)
4875d ago
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5 | Piano, Vocal | Book | |
T'amo mia vita |
lightning297 (55)
4879d ago
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6 | Vocal, Bass | Other | |
Et resurrexit |
lightning297 (55)
4879d ago
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6 | Violin, Vocal, Bass | Other | |
Duo Seraphim |
lightning297 (55)
4879d ago
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10 | Vocal | Other | |
Canzonetta |
dali (44)
4886d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Orfeo |
elettrochuck (5)
4896d ago
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159 | Vocal | Transcription | |
Quel Sguardo Stegnosetto |
nikolaiedahl (8)
4915d ago
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5 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
Ecco mormorar l'onde |
rmaggio (17)
4931d ago
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7 | Vocal | Original | |
Cantate Domino |
gandri3 (20)
4934d ago
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6 | Vocal | Original | |
Hymnus: Ave Maris Stella |
gandri3 (20)
4934d ago
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13 | Vocal | Original | |
Pur Ti Miro |
Siren973 (2)
4935d ago
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6 | Piano | Other | |
Lasciatemi Morire |
Xandro (11)
4942d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Lamento della Ninfa |
JeanPh (2)
4948d ago
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6 | Piano, Vocal, Organ | Original | |
Lasciatemi Morire! |
pivia (2)
4982d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Adoramus Te |
hammond76 (1)
4986d ago
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5 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
Se vittorie si belle |
michaelshu (1)
4990d ago
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5 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Lasciatemi Morire |
lernaean (1)
5023d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Book | |
Maddalena |
cibelec (6)
5044d ago
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5 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Scherzi (a voce sola) |
cibelec (6)
5044d ago
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17 | Piano, Vocal | Original |