Opera's First Master
Subtitle: The Musical Dramas of Claudio Monteverdi (AMADEUS)
Contributors: Claudio Monteverdi (Composer)
Edition: 1 edition
Series: Unlocking the Masters
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Published: February 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781574671100
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; Composers & musicians; Opera; Italy; Music Of The 17th Century; Theater - General; Music; Music/Songbooks; Monteverdi, Claudio,; Composers & Musicians - General; Genres & Styles - Opera; Music / Opera; Performing Arts / Theater / General; 17th century; Operas; History & Criticism - General; 1567-1643
First sentence: Two events make 1567 a watershed year in the history of music's relationship to words.