| Birth: | May 15, 1567 | | Death: | Nov. 29, 1643 | 
Leading composer of the late Renaissance and Early Baroque, and the first great composer of operas. Monteverdi's career began at an early age. He published his first pieces, a collection of three-voice motets, at the age of fifteen. By 1591, when he went to Mantua as a musician for the Gonzaga court, he had already published books of "spritual madrigals" (1583), canzonettas (1584) and his first two books of madrigals (1587 and 1590). In Mantua he continued writing madrigals, and in 1607 produced his first work in the new genre of opera, his setting of Orfeo. In 1613, he was appointed maestro di cappella at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. He remained in Venice for the rest of his life, writing music in all genres, including his final opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea (1642). (bio by: Jelena)
Search Amazon for Claudio Monteverdi | | | Burial:
Iglesia de Santa Marķa Gloriosa dei Frari
Venice
Veneto, Italy |
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Record added: Dec 12, 1999
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