Monteverdi religious music

Author: Yang Yun
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Publish Date: 1999-04-01
Features: The table of contents of this book includes: 1. Preface; 2. Claudio Monteverdi's Youth in Cremona; 3. Vespers in Mantua; 4. The Musician of San Marco; 4. Conclusion, etc. In this book, Denis Arnold evaluates Monteverdi's sacred music, from the motets composed in his youth in Cremona in 1582 to the publication of L'Orfeo near the end of his life in 1640. Monteverdi's sacred music, with its grandeur and expressive power, has gained more and more followers in recent years.