Claudio Monteverdi

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An Italian composer who marks the change from Renaissance to Baroque music

proper noun
/ˈklaʊdioʊ mɒntəˈvɜrdi/

: Claudio Monteverdi

Scholars praise Claudio Monteverdi for blending Renaissance polyphony with new Baroque styles.

Examples

Many musicologists consider Claudio Monteverdi the father of opera for his pioneering works in the genre.
The madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi are often performed by early music ensembles today.
The famous composer Claudio Monteverdi changed the course of music history.
Did Claudio Monteverdi really compose the first opera?
Many musicologists consider Claudio Monteverdi the father of opera for his pioneering works in the genre.
Scholars praise Claudio Monteverdi for blending Renaissance polyphony with new Baroque styles.
The madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi are often performed by early music ensembles today.

Synonyms

Monteverdi

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An Italian composer who helped change music from the Renaissance to the Baroque era

is the full formal personal name used in formal or scholarly contexts

Surface Forms

Claudio Monteverdi main

Morphology

Claudio + Monteverdi

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical individual; the biographical meaning ('an Italian composer marking the transition from Renaissance to Baroque') cannot be compositionally derived from the constituent name-parts. Knowing the words 'Claudio' and 'Monteverdi' (even if familiar as names) does not allow a B1 learner to infer the specific identity or historical role, so the expression is idiomatic/lexical rather than transparent.

Etymology

Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer around 1600 who acted like a musical bridge between the older Renaissance music and the newer Baroque style. Because he mixed the old many-voice music with more dramatic, emotional sounds and helped create the first operas, people call him the 'father of opera' and a 'bridge' between the two periods.