Paolo Fabbri's Monteverdi, first published in Italian, is the leading study of the greatest composer of late Renaissance and early Baroque Italy, rightly called the "father of modern music." A large number of contemporary documents, including some 130 of his own letters, offer rich insights into the composer and his times, also illuminating the many and varied contexts for music-making in the most important musical centers in Italy. This newly revised translation brings an indispensable text to a much broader readership.
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"...the best complete survey of the life and works of Claudio Monteverdi....[a] graceful translation....[a] splendid book..." Renaissance Quarterly
"With the publication of this book there now is available, pulled together in a single easily accessible and very readable source, the most up-to-date and fullest scholarly information on Claudio Monteverdi's life and the context of his work....The thoroughness of Fabbri's research produces fascinating insights into the opera's creation, it formal shaping, and even the Tuscan language of its libretto, so rich in classicizing allusions....Fabbri's excellent book lets the reader apprehend the true historical context in which Monteverdi created his extraordinary music." The Opera Quarterly
"The translation of Fabbri's exhaustive biography of Monteverdi helpfully fills a gap in the study of late Italian Renaissance music and early opera. ...this study makes itself an invaluable resource with its impressive array of documents and its meticulous chronicling of the known facts of Monteverdi's life." Sixteenth Century Journal
"...offers an abundance of information and insight and is the most useful single-volume chronicle available." V. J. Panetta, Choice
"The prospect of rereading Paolo Fabbri's study, this time in a revised English edition translated by Tim Carter, was one I very much relished....Fabbri manages to provide the most comprehensive picture to date of the composer's career as well as his reputation during his lifetime. The publishers and translator should certainly be applauded for their desire to make this enriched portrait available to a wider readership." Ellen Rosand, American Historical Review
"With the publication of this book there now is available, pulled together in a single easily accessible and very readable source, the most up-to-date and fullest scholarly information on Claudio Monteverdi's life and the context of his work....The thoroughness of Fabbri's research produces fascinating insights into the opera's creation, it formal shaping, and even the Tuscan language of its libretto, so rich in classicizing allusions....Fabbri's excellent book lets the reader apprehend the true historical context in which Monteverdi created his extraordinary music." The Opera Quarterly
"The translation of Fabbri's exhaustive biography of Monteverdi helpfully fills a gap in the study of late Italian Renaissance music and early opera. ...this study makes itself an invaluable resource with its impressive array of documents and its meticulous chronicling of the known facts of Monteverdi's life." Sixteenth Century Journal
"...offers an abundance of information and insight and is the most useful single-volume chronicle available." V. J. Panetta, Choice
"The prospect of rereading Paolo Fabbri's study, this time in a revised English edition translated by Tim Carter, was one I very much relished....Fabbri manages to provide the most comprehensive picture to date of the composer's career as well as his reputation during his lifetime. The publishers and translator should certainly be applauded for their desire to make this enriched portrait available to a wider readership." Ellen Rosand, American Historical Review
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian
Original Language: Italian
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'15 May 1567, Claudio Zuan [ = Giovanni] Antonio, son of Messer Baldasar Mondeverdo, godfather Signor Zuan Batista Zacaria, godmother Madonna Laura de la Fina'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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'15 May 1567, Claudio Zuan [ = Giovanni] Antonio, son of Messer Baldasar Mondeverdo, godfather Signor Zuan Batista Zacaria, godmother Madonna Laura de la Fina'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
anacreontic canzonetta, serene signory, doi tenori, doi soprani, col nome ancora, alla bastarda, musical concerti, imperfettioni delta moderna musica, albori del melodramma, dolente partita, genere rappresentativo, ducal buildings, scherzi musicali, origini del melodramma, first intermedio, lettera amorosa, drammatica alla corte medicea dal, most serene house, cinque voci, delle ingrate, ottave rime, lettere amorose, settimo libro, versi sciolti, musica scenica Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Claudio Monteverde, Seventh Book, Claudio Monteverdi, Bartolomeo Magni, Duke Vincenzo, Ricciardo Amadino, Alessandro Vincenti, Giulio Strozzi, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Blessed Virgin, Francesco Gonzaga, Most Serene Lord Duke, Prince Francesco, Signor Monteverde, Their Most Illustrious Lordships, Giacomo Vincenti, Most Serene Republic, Fourth Book, Most Serene Lady, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, Sixth Book, Torquato Tasso, Battista Guarini, Signor Marigliani New!
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- Claudio Monteverdi by Denis Stevens on 12 pages
- The Letters of Claudio Monteverdi by Claudio Monteverdi on 10 pages
- Music in the Seventeenth Century by Lorenzo Bianconi on 8 pages
- Strunk's Source Readings in Music History (Revised Edition) by Leo Treitler on 6 pages
- Music and Culture in Italy from the Middle Ages to the Baroque: A Collection of Essays (Studies in the history of music) by Nino Pirrotta in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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