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Monteverdi--the outstanding composer of the latter part of the 16th century in Italy--wrote superb religious works, magnificent madrigals set to the greatest lyric poetry of the age, and effectively created the genre of opera with Orfeo.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Early Opera Project (Performer), London Baroque (Musical group) (Performer), Granada Television International, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Mey, Guy de, 1955-, Gascoigne, Bamber, Bennett, Alan, Rossi, Salamone, 1570?-approximately 1630, Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [1988]
Series:Man and music. Composer and court.
Subjects:
Monteverdi, Claudio, > 1567-1643.
Composers > Italy.
Music > Italy > History and criticism.
Music > 16th century > History and criticism.
Opera > Italy > 16th century.
Description
Summary:Monteverdi--the outstanding composer of the latter part of the 16th century in Italy--wrote superb religious works, magnificent madrigals set to the greatest lyric poetry of the age, and effectively created the genre of opera with Orfeo.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1986 production.
"The program includes sections of Salomoni Rossi: Sinfonia undecima; Monteverdi: Arianna's lament, Chorus and concerto VII from Vesperae Mariae Virginis, and a number of sections from Orfeo"--Container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Production Credits:Camera, Andrew Carchrae and John Simmons ; editor, Mike Akester ; costumes, Terence Emery.