Claudio Monteverdi

Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643)

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Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer and musician who lived from 1567 to 1643 and made groundbreaking contributions to music during the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. He is considered one of the most important composers in Western music history because he revolutionized how composers used harmony, melody, and emotion to tell musical stories, particularly through his operas and vocal works.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1567
Died: 1643
Works: 121

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: IT
Active from: 1567-05-15
Active to: 1643-11-29

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 265,658
Total plays: 2,881,501

Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to Claudio Monteverdi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Combatimento di Tancredi et Clorinda : 1st batch; 2. Game/(Claudio Monteverdi)

“Lasciatemi morire” (Lamento d 'Arianna) - p. 2.a: Arianna/(Monteverdi arr. Respighi)

O cessate di piagarmi : (Oh no longer seek to pain to me - arietta); ("Anthology of italian songs") / (Scarlatti)

Article

Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history.

Born in Cremona, where he undertook his first musical studies and compositions, Monteverdi developed his career first at the court of Mantua (c. 1590–1613) and then until his death in the Republic of Venice where he was maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Marco. His surviving letters give insight into the life of a professional musician in Italy of the period, including problems of income, patronage and politics.