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Claudio Monteverdi

Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1643)

Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. 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 Baroque periods of music history.

15 May 1567

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