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12th Grade Music

Oratorios-a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery. ...

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12th Grade Music

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    Slide 1:12th Grade Music Appreciation Class

    Ms. Yvonne Broome Teacher

    Slide 2:A Historical Study

    On The Life Of Italian Composer

    Slide 3:Mr. Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

    Slide 4:Born in Cremona, Italy

    He Is the Oldest Child of Baldassare and Maddelena Monteverdi

    Slide 5:In Cremona As a Teen

    He studies music at Cremona Cathedral under maestro di cappella (music director) Marc' Antonio Ingegneri. He becomes an accomplished musician. He begins to compose and publish his musical works.

    Slide 6:Monteverdi The Musician at Mantua

    Worked for the influential Gonzaga Family. He was appointed as suonatore di vivuola (violin player) to Duke Vincenzo I.

    Slide 7:Life in Venice

    Monteverdi was appointed as the maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of St. Marks.

    Slide 8:Monteverdi

    Married Claudia de Cattaneis, a court singer. They had three children.

    Slide 9:His Musical Compositions Includes:

    Motets-a polyphonic choral composition on a sacred text usually without instrumental accompaniment. Canzonettas-a part-song resembling but less elaborate than a madrigal. Masses-a musical setting for the ordinary of the Mass. Ballets-a theatrical art form using dancing, music, and scenery to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere. Oratorios-a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery.

    Slide 10:However, He Is Noted For His Development Of:

    Madrigals-a complex polyphonic unaccompanied vocal piece on a text. & Operas-a drama set to music and made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and orchestral overtures and interludes.

    Slide 11:Two Of His Famous Operas Were:

    His First Opera

    Slide 12:And L’incoronatione Di Poppea

    His Last

    Slide 13:Monteverdi the Communicator

    In addition to composing music, Monteverdi loved to write letters many of which have been collected and preserved.

    Slide 14: Claudio Monteverdi

    Composed music during the late Renaissance and early Barogue periods. It is believed that he “. . .was one of the most gifted and prolific composers . . .”(MacClintuck 1982, 176)

    Slide 15:The End

    “? It is finished. ?”

    Slide 16:Credits:

    “Master Musicians” / Monteverdi by Denis Arnold “Reading in the History of Performances” by Carol MacClintuck www.hoasm.org www.karadar.com www.marinellapennicchi.com www.m-w.com/home

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