May 15 - Claudio Monteverdi (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for March 15th may be found here: Claudio Monteverdi (2019), Michael William Balfe (2020), and Claudio Monteverdi (2021)

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Claudio Monteverdi (bapt. 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was, by any measure, one of the greatest composers of all time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Splendors of Venice

 

(1)

Saint Mark's, with its echoing domes,

Made the grandest of musical homes,

Which encouraged musicians

To vie for positions

In acoustics more splendid than Rome’s.

 

(2)

Says a guide, as his group disembarks

For a musical tour of St. Mark’s,

“Just think how it sounded

As echoes rebounded

In sublime Monteverdian arcs.”

 

 

 

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