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Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer Date of Birth: 12.05.1567 Country: Italy |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Early Works and Apprenticeship
- Mantuan Period
- Polemics and Innovations
- Operatic Experiments
- Religious Compositions
- Venice and the Late Period
- Operatic Masterpieces
- Death and Legacy
- Critical Reception
Early Life and Education
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdiwas born into a prominent family in Cremona, Italy on May 15, 1567.
His exact date of birth is uncertain, but baptismal records confirm his baptism on that date. Little is known about his early musical training, but he likely studied with Marcantonio Ingegneri, the chapel master of Cremona Cathedral.
Early Works and Apprenticeship
Monteverdi's early works, published between 1582 and 1590, demonstrate his mastery of polyphonic composition.
These include his "Spiritual Canzonets," "Spiritual Madrigals," and two books of five-voice madrigals.
Mantuan Period
In 1590, Monteverdi obtained a