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 LâOrfeo, 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. LâOrfeo remains in the operatic repertoire today.
Monteverdi is also remembered for his sacred music, notably his Vesper Psalms, which some musicologists see as foreshadowing Handelâs Messiah and Bachâs St Matthew Passion.
His final work was Lâincoronazione 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 3 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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatus vir | — | — | — | Organ, bass, Alto | Classical | 3 |
| Laudate pueri | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 3 |
| Atto terzo | — | — | — | violin | Classical | 5 |
| Ave Maris Stella | — | — | — | Tenor, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Alto | Classical | 4 |
| Toccata from Orfeo | — | — | — | Flexible Instrument | — | 3 |
| Einleitung (deutsch) | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 3 |
| La donna e mobile from Rigoletto | — | — | — | Cello, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 2 |
| Gia nella notte densa | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Credo con fermo cuor | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Testimon e il Solch'io | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Piangea cantando | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Ora E Per Sempre Addio | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Tacea La Notte Placida | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Alta cagion v'aduna | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| O tu che sei d'Osiride | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Io morro ma lieto | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Devo talor da un | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| OH,TU CHE IN SENO AGLI ANGELI | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Giorni poveri vivea | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Ah, what a joy to see | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Sacra la scelta e d'un consorte from LUISA MILLER | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Heavenly Aida | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Piet | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Quel Augellin Che Canta | — | — | — | Voice, A Cappella | Classical | 4 |
| Gia d'insolito ardore from L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI (Rossini | — | — | — | — | Classical | 4 |
| Esultate! from OTELLO | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Cruda Amarilli - Tuba 2 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| La Pastorella Mia | — | — | — | Mezzo Soprano Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Ohime Ch'io Cado | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Si Dolce E 'l Torment(Monteverdi | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Christe redemptor omnium | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 3 |
| Confitebor Tibi Domine | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 1 |
| Mortal cosa son io | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Atto primo | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Dormo ancora, o son desto? | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Scena IX | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Scena X | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Donate un giorno, o Dei | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Atto secondo | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Voice, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Ogni vostra ragion | — | — | — | violin | Classical | 4 |
| Deus In Adjutorium | — | — | — | Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba | Classical | 3 |
| Nisi Dominus | — | — | — | Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba | Classical | 3 |
| Faksimile-Teil: Partitur (104 Seiten), Libretto, Akt 5 (8 Seiten) | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 2 |
| Praise We Christ Jesus, Ascended Lord | — | — | — | Organ | — | 3 |
| Christe Adoramus Te | — | — | — | Organ, bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 2 |
| II: O Teseo, o Teseo mio / O Theseus, o Theseus, Meiner! (A, Bc) | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 2 |
| Ahi! che'l cor mi si spezza / Ach, wie zerbricht mein Herze (gemCh, Bc) | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 2 |
| Non si levav' ancor | — | — | — | A Cappella | Classical | 2 |
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.