Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was born in Cremona, Italy. His actual birth date is unknown, but church records show that he was baptized on May 15,567. He played a major role in the development and perfectoin of early baroque music. He composed eight books of mardigals, the first five of which seperated him from other composers of the time. In 1607 he produced his first work in the new genre of opera, _L'Orfeo_. In 1613, he was …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 651 total…it is still respected today worldwide. Possibly even more so, since we can now see the fruits of his accomplishments through modern music. Works Cited Arnold, Denis. _Monteverdi_. Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy Inc., New York. 1963 Estrella, Steven G. "Monteverdi, Claudio". <http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/monteverdi1643.html> March 19, 2002. Hanning, Barhara Russo. _Consise History of Western Music_. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1998. Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. _The Musical Dialogue_. Amadeus Press, Portland Oregon, 1989.