La favola dâOrfeo
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operaMonteverdiâŠfield with two dramatic works: La favola dâOrfeo (1607; âThe Fable of Orpheusâ), the first opera to maintain a place in the modern repertory, and LâArianna (1608), now lost except for the Lamento, which was destined to become one of the most famous pieces of music of the 17th century.âŠ
Read MoreâŠfield with two dramatic works: La favola dâOrfeo (1607; âThe Fable of Orpheusâ), the first opera to maintain a place in the modern repertory, and LâArianna (1608), now lost except for the Lamento, which was destined to become one of the most famous pieces of music of the 17th century.âŠ
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Western theatreOperaâŠMonteverdi had composed his masterpiece, Orfeo, which placed the emphasis squarely on music and established the basic form that European opera was to take for the next 300 years.
Read MoreâŠMonteverdi had composed his masterpiece, Orfeo, which placed the emphasis squarely on music and established the basic form that European opera was to take for the next 300 years.
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His opera Orfeo was first performed at Mantua in 1607 with an orchestra of about 40 instruments, including flutes, cornetts, trumpets, trombones, strings, and keyboard instruments. For the first time, a composer, in order to heighten certain dramatic moments, specified exactly which instruments were to be used.
Read MoreHis opera Orfeo was first performed at Mantua in 1607 with an orchestra of about 40 instruments, including flutes, cornetts, trumpets, trombones, strings, and keyboard instruments. For the first time, a composer, in order to heighten certain dramatic moments, specified exactly which instruments were to be used.
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