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Italian composer (1567-1643)
Source: WordNetArtusi attacked the "crudities" and "license" of the modern style of composing, centering his attacks on madrigals (including Cruda Amarilli, composed around 1600) (See Fabbri, Monteverdi, p. 60) from the fourth book. Source: Internet
History Origins main Claudio Monteverdi The Italian word opera means "work", both in the sense of the labour done and the result produced. Source: Internet
Carter, T, "Monteverdi" Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Retrieved 2 January 2008). Source: Internet
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) brought it to perfection with his Vespers and his Eighth Book of Madrigals, His Fifth Book includes a basso continuo "for harpsichord or lute". Source: Internet
From monody (with melodic lines, intelligible text and placid accompanying music), it was a logical step for Monteverdi to begin composing opera. Source: Internet
He also began adapting musical works of earlier eras for contemporary theatrical presentation, including Claudio Monteverdi 's opera L'Orfeo (1607). Source: Internet