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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231) and index.;

520 a| This book describes in detail the last thirty years of the composer's life. Now recognized as one of the greatest geniuses of baroque music, he deserves to be reassessed in a way that reflects his times and the effect they had on his day-to-day existence. The late operas, subject of another book, give way here to an account of his activities at St. Mark's as music director. This was the appointment that paid him so generously from 1613, the year of his arrival, until his death in 1643. This book also contains a discussion of performance practice, shedding light on the odd distortions of the composer's musical habits produced by today's fads and fashions. His vocal works, meant to be performed one or two voices to a part, are consistently given by massed choirs. His music is willfully transposed, although there is not a shred of evidence to prove that they were ever interfered with. Most of the instruments used in modern renderings are hopelessly wrong from a tonal point of view.;

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Monteverdi in Venice / Denis Stevens.

Author/creator	Stevens, Denis
Format	Book
Publication Info	Madison, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Presses, ©2001.
Description	233 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, music ; 25 cm
Subjects	Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Composers--Italy. --Biography.

Contents	Monteverdi: a personal approach -- "I, Claudio Monteverdi" ; Origins of the Selva ; The Selva as autobiography ; The liturgical year in Venice ; Performance practice ; Chiavette off-key? ; Basso continuo -- Basso seguente ; Organs and organists ; The Orchestra at S. Marco -- Claudio! Audio? -- Accoustics, tempo, interpretation -- Iconografia Claudiana -- Monteverdi's necklace -- Fiori poetici, a facsimile.
Abstract	This book describes in detail the last thirty years of the composer's life. Now recognized as one of the greatest geniuses of baroque music, he deserves to be reassessed in a way that reflects his times and the effect they had on his day-to-day existence. The late operas, subject of another book, give way here to an account of his activities at St. Mark's as music director. This was the appointment that paid him so generously from 1613, the year of his arrival, until his death in 1643. This book also contains a discussion of performance practice, shedding light on the odd distortions of the composer's musical habits produced by today's fads and fashions. His vocal works, meant to be performed one or two voices to a part, are consistently given by massed choirs. His music is willfully transposed, although there is not a shred of evidence to prove that they were ever interfered with. Most of the instruments used in modern renderings are hopelessly wrong from a tonal point of view.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231) and index.
LCCN	00034766
ISBN	0838638791 (alk. paper)

Monteverdi in Venice / Denis Stevens.

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