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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Baroque Period
Claudio Monteverdi

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Monteverdi was one of the most renown composers of his time, though not a profit in his hometown of Mantua, Italy. His music bridged the 16th and 17th centuries, and he is regarded as one of the early masters of opera composition, noted for his masterly use of the recitative. More information on this composer can be found below.









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