Claudio Monteverdi
Italy, 1587–1643
Italian composer (1567-1643) who worked across the change from Renaissance polyphony to the Baroque. L'Orfeo (1607) is among the earliest surviving operas, and his madrigals set out a practice in which the text governs the harmony.
MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Claudio Monteverdi and 2 artists Claudio Monteverdi influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Claudio Monteverdi?
- Cipriano de Rore — The Monteverdi brothers named Rore as the man who began the seconda pratica — the practice in which the words command the harmony.
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Monteverdi mastered the prima pratica of Palestrina's polyphony before declaring his 'second practice' — the old style remained his lifelong foundation.
Which artists did Claudio Monteverdi influence?
- Heinrich Schütz — On his second Venetian journey (1628–29) Schütz absorbed Monteverdi's new dramatic style, visible in his Symphoniae sacrae II.
- Luciano Berio — Berio's realization of Monteverdi's Combattimento and his lifelong reworkings tie his theatrical vocal writing to the first master of the seconda pratica.