Nothing lasts: that's what Apollo, the father of Orpheus, sings to him in Monteverdi's opera.    From Wordnik.com.  [I, Orpheus] Reference

The vocal and instrumental writing often recalls Monteverdi's but boasts much original inspiration of its own.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com -] Reference

The Monteverdi was the opening number for the first half.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas Eve Open Thread] Reference

This is why Monteverdi seeks more the dissonances, whereas.    From Wordnik.com.  [MUSICAL GENIUS] Reference

I'm - she uses Monteverdi madrigal and also some melodies from Orfeo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kim Kashkashian's Vocal Viola] Reference

Monteverdi/Krenek: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Universal Edition, 1937).    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference

We sang three beautiful polyphonic works by Byrd, Monteverdi and Senfl.    From Wordnik.com.  [When singing feels real] Reference

Dolcemente dormiva la mia Clori (from 2nd book of Madrigals) (Monteverdi).    From Wordnik.com.  [Brilliant Classics Sampler | Happy Share] Reference

LUNDEN: Quigley says Monteverdi also illustrates the text in the choral parts.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Zero To Hero: Seraphic Fire's Viral Monteverdi] Reference

His stuff is interesting; not as revolutionary or powerful as Monteverdi, though.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Glory of Gabrieli] Reference

And when dinner was over they returned to the salotto, and listened to music by Monteverdi.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Count's Blackmail Bargain]

I've been to 2 baroque operas, both at LAO: Handel's Xerxes and one of the Monteverdi pieces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memo to San Francisco Opera Copy-Editors 2] Reference

I suspect you could field two or three good Monteverdi orchestras from players in New York alone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Intermission.] Reference

Parrott, on the other hand, takes Monteverdi at his word and creates a solidly liturgical record.    From Wordnik.com.  [The light of the East] Reference

O Lamento d'Arianna é o fragmento de uma ópera de Monteverdi, compositor italiano do século XVII.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lamento d'Arianna] Reference

Monteverdi, Schutz and Couperin each contributed strongly to the canon of treble duets from this period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Music on the Horizons] Reference

The Monteverdi grows out of the Italian Renaissance madrigal tradition and is quite beautiful and serene.    From Wordnik.com.  [DesignerBlog] Reference

The Greek hero with musical superpowers was portrayed by the composer Monteverdi in the early 17th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Orpheus As Folk Opera In 'Hadestown'] Reference

That is really the essence of Monteverdi...and all religious music. posted by Patrick J. Smith @ 5:19:00 PM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference

I would go for the Monteverdi alone, enjoy the Gluck and Hayden, and make it through the Glass and Offenbach.    From Wordnik.com.  [DesignerBlog] Reference

But Monteverdi had not yet said — perhaps he implied it — that it took less genius to write in the old style.    From Wordnik.com.  [MUSICAL GENIUS] Reference

Around 1608, the middle-aged Monteverdi was unhappy in his position with the Gonzaga family at the court in Mantua.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Zero To Hero: Seraphic Fire's Viral Monteverdi] Reference

In some circles, there is a tendency to see Monteverdi writing an Italian opera in the guise of a liturgical cycle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference

I wonder if it's the same production I saw in 1993, when Bluebeard was paired with semi-staged Monteverdi madrigals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference

Gabrieli, along with Monteverdi, is one of those composers who allegedly ushered in the Baroque from the Renaissance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Glory of Gabrieli] Reference

SIEGEL: The Monteverdi madrigal sounds just out of reach, just beneath - and on the partially penetrable dark surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kim Kashkashian's Vocal Viola] Reference

What the book lacks is an insert of a tape or compact disc of Gabrieli canzonas, Monteverdi madrigals, and Vivaldi concertos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lagoon Tunes] Reference

This particular Monteverdi Magnificat (he wrote more than one) is THE most beautiful piece of long-form choral music I have sung.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas Eve Open Thread] Reference

In addition to touring widely, he made dozens of recordings of work by pre-classical composers including Monteverdi and Frescobaldi.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Tyler, luntenist and master of early instruments, helped preserve music of ancient era] Reference

This performance isn't near the best section, but it's such an obscure work of Monteverdi that I can't find a performance any place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas Eve Open Thread] Reference

This was a rare London appearance by the outstanding Italian group La Venexiana performing Monteverdi madrigals, writes Andrew Clements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Readers recommend: songs about modernity] Reference

He then worked his way back through Scarlatti, Monteverdi, Janacek.    From Wordnik.com.  [NY Daily News] Reference

The celebrated British singer will perform a program of Handel, Bach, Monteverdi and Vivaldi.    From Wordnik.com.  [The St. Petersburg Times] Reference