Friday Night Organ–Baroque Italy

[PistolPeteParticipant 27143]

Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and the Baroque periods of music history. Born in Cremona, where he undertook his first musical studies and compositions, Monteverdi developed his career first at the court of Mantua (c. 1590–1613) and then until his death in the Republic of Venice where he was maestro di capella at the basilica of San Marco.

Much of Monteverdi’s output, including many stage works, has been lost. His surviving music includes nine books of madrigals, large-scale sacred works such as his Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers) of 1610, and three complete operas. His opera L’Orfeo (1607) is the earliest of the genre still widely performed; towards the end of his life he wrote works for the commercial theatre in Venice, including Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and L’incoronazione di Poppea. (Which I’ve heard and even though I don’t like opera its still pretty good.)

Magnificat from Vespro della Beata Vergine

Laudate Pueri

[ZarathustraParticipant 2246]

Sorry on another post your were talking about listening to music at Westminster on X-mas day. Just wondering are you able to listen to the live broadcast on the radio or something? Is there a website or how are you listening to this. Just wondering I think that would be great on X-Mas.

[PistolPeteParticipant 27143]

Nope I have it on CD!

[Anonymous 42]

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[J.R. “Bob” DobbsParticipant 521]

Score a couple for the paesani…

This sure ain’t Eddie Layton at Yankee Stadium on the Hammond…that’s usually more my speed…

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