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| Madrigals were popular during the Renaissance period, but unlike opera, which was written for a single voice, madrigals were part songs written to be sung by multiple voices. Monteverdi composed nine books of madrigals that consolidated the work of all the late Renaissance masters. It did, however, lay the way for the development of a new aesthetic in musical Baroque.[([[https:// | Madrigals were popular during the Renaissance period, but unlike opera, which was written for a single voice, madrigals were part songs written to be sung by multiple voices. Monteverdi composed nine books of madrigals that consolidated the work of all the late Renaissance masters. It did, however, lay the way for the development of a new aesthetic in musical Baroque.[([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Church Music ===== | ||
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| + | Aside creating opera and madrigals, he is well-known for his sacred music collection. His paintings are recognized for their magnificent collection that was published in Venice between 1640 and 1641. The Vesper Psalms was a compilation of scores. In 1631, he also organized a thanksgiving mass.[([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Priest ===== | ||
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| + | Despite the musical diversions around him, Monteverdi was unable to emotionally heal from the death of his wife. He was ordained as a priest in 1632, and during that time he composed some of the best sacred music for the Roman Catholic Church.[([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Still Recognized And Respected ===== | ||
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| + | Monteverdi is still regarded as highly today as he was in the 17th century. Music ensembles all throughout the world play imaginatively dramatized versions of the entire Fourth Book of Madrigals (1603) to sold-out audiences on a regular basis. Orfeo, considered the first opera, has earned enormous reputation, and his mysterious and exquisite Vespers of 1610 are still taught in schools today.[([[https:// | ||
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