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Claudio Monteverdi Is One Of The Most Important Figures Of 'early' Music, A Composer Whose Music Speaks Powerfully And Directly To Modern Audiences. This Book Provides An Up-to-date And Authoritative Treatment Of Monteverdi And His Music, Complementing Paolo Fabbri's Standard Biography Of The Composer. Written By Leading Specialists In The Field, It Is Aimed At Students, Performers And Music-lovers In General And Adds Significantly To Our Understanding Of Monteverdi's Music, His Life, And The Contexts In Which He Worked. Chapters Offering Overviews Of His Output Of Sacred, Secular And Dramatic Music Are Complemented By 'intermedi', In Which Contributors Examine Individual Works, Or Sections Of Works In Detail. The Book Draws Extensively On Monteverdi's Letters And Includes A Select Discography/videography And A Complete List Of Monteverdi's Works Together With An Index Of First Lines And Titles. Chronology -- Approaching Monteverdi : His Cultures And Ours / Anthony Pryer -- Musical Sources / Tim Carter -- A Model Musical Education : Monteverdi's Early Works -- Intermedio I: 'ecco Mormorar L'onde' (1590) / Geoffrey Chew -- Monteverdi At Mantua, 1590-1612 / Roger Bowers -- Spaces For

Author

Whenham, John; Wistreich, Richard

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521875257