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When did Claudio Monteverdi begin working for the Gonzaga court in Mantua?
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Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi, oil painting by Bernardo Strozzi, c. 1630; in the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, Austria.
Claudio Monteverdi entered the employ of the duke of Mantua around 1590, initially serving as a string player.1