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Composer

Claudio Monteverdi

Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643)

1567–1643

528 works in the index

Born
1567
Died
1643
Birthplace
Cremona
Citizenship / historical state
Republic of Venice
Period (estimated from birth year)
Renaissance

Biography

Claudio Monteverdi, the great Italian composer of the early Baroque period, was born on May 15, 1567 in Cremona, east of Milan. He was a gambist, that is, a performer on the viola da gamba, a stringed instrument central to the music of his time.

In 1607, Monteverdi composed L’Orfeo, to a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. This is an operatic re-telling of the classical legend of Orpheus, who descended into Hades in an unsuccessful attempt to bring his beloved Eurydice back to the world of the living. L’Orfeo remains in the operatic repertoire today.

Monteverdi is also remembered for his sacred music, notably his Vesper Psalms, which some musicologists see as foreshadowing Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s St Matthew Passion.

His final work was L’incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea), composed in 1642, the year before his death. This, too, survives as part of the operative canon.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Voice, Piano, violin, Choir, Viola
Genres represented
Classical
Works with composition dates
11 of 528

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 11

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Lasciatemi Morire — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 14
L'incoronazione di Poppea 1642IMSLP —— —Classical 5
Lamento D'arianna — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 11
A che tormi il ben mio — —— A CappellaClassical 10
Gloria all' Egitto — —— VoiceClassical 9
ah Dolente Partita — —— Voice, A CappellaClassical 8
Anima mia, perdone — —— ChoirClassical 8
Ch'io non t'ami — —— A CappellaClassical 9
Rimanti in pace! Ond'ei, di morte — —— A CappellaClassical 8
Signor ne principe — —— VoiceClassical 8
Patria oppressa! — —— VoiceClassical 6
Quando le sere al placido from LUISA MILLER — —— VoiceClassical 8
Cantate Domino — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 8
Io son pur vezzosetta pastorella — —— PianoClassical 8
D'amor Sull' Ali Rosee — —— VoiceClassical 7
Gia i sacerdo — —— VoiceClassical 6
Qual voce! — —— VoiceClassical 7
Mal reggendo — —— VoiceClassical 7
Tu vedrai che amore 1603 or beforeIMSLP —— VoiceClassical 7
Te Deum — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 7
Di due figli — —— VoiceClassical 5
Questo o quella from RIGOLETTO — —— VoiceClassical 6
E dicea luna 1590 or beforeIMSLP —— A CappellaClassical 7
Arde la palma — —— VoiceClassical 5
Dormiro Sol Nel Manto — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Labbra di fuoco! 1590 or beforeIMSLP —— VoiceClassical 6
L'onore! Ladri! — —— VoiceClassical 6
Ah, per sempre — —— VoiceClassical 6
Son Pereda son ricco — —— VoiceClassical 6
Prima che d'altri vivere — —— VoiceClassical 5
Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Di Provenza Il Mar Il Suol — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Crying And Sighing — —— ChoirClassical 4
Oh tu che la festa — —— VoiceClassical 6
Re dell'abisso affrettati from UN BALLO IN MASCHERA — —— VoiceClassical 6
Il balen del suo sorriso from IL TROVATORE — —— VoiceClassical 6
Si Ch'io Vorrei Morire 1603 or beforeIMSLP —— Voice, A CappellaClassical 7
Pari siamo! from RIGOLETTO — —— VoiceClassical 5
La luce langue from MACBETH — —— VoiceClassical 6
Ahi, Scioco Mondo — —— Piano, violinClassical 4
Ardo si ma non t'amo - Alto — —— —Classical 5
Donna nel mio ritorno - Voice — —— —Classical 5
Non sono in queste rive - Alto — —— —Classical 5
O Rosignuol - Alto — —— —Classical 5
Se nel partir de voi - Score — —— —Classical 5
Maledetto Sia L'aspet(Monteverdi — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Magnificat — —— Organ, bass, Tenor, AltoClassical 4
Prologo — —— Piano, violin, Voice, ViolaClassical 7

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 44485902. Portrait: Bernardo Strozzi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.