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Monteverdi, Claudio, mahn tuh VAIR dee, KLOW dyoh (1567-1643), was an Italian composer. His works greatly influenced the change from the strict style of Renaissance music to the emotional style of the baroque movement (see Baroque). He is often considered the first important composer of opera, and his Orfeo (1607) the first modern opera. Only two of his other operas have survived in complete form--The Return of Ulysses (1641) and The Coronation of Poppea (1642), a great masterpiece. More »
Bellini, Vincenzo, behl LEE nee, veen CHEHN tsoh (1801-1835), was an Italian opera composer. His... More >>
Berio, Luciano, BAIR ee oh, loo chee AHN oh (1925-2003), an Italian composer, became a leader of... More >>
Boccherini, Luigi, bok uh REE nee, loo EE jee (1743-1805), was an Italian composer and cellist.... More >>
Busoni, Ferruccio Benvenuto, boo ZOH nee, fayr ROOT choh bayn vay NOO toh (1866-1924), was an... More >>
Clementi, Muzio, klay MEHN tee or kluh MEHN tee, MOO tsyoh (1752-1832), was an Italian composer... More >>
Corelli, Arcangelo, koh REHL ee, ahr KAHN jeh law (1653-1713), was one of the earliest major... More >>
Dallapiccola, Luigi, dah lah PEE koh luh, loo EE jee, (1904-1975), was an Italian composer. He... More >>
Donizetti, Gaetano, don ih ZEHT ee, gah eh TAH now (1797-1848), was an Italian opera composer.... More >>
Gesualdo, Carlo (1560-1613), Prince of Venosa, was an Italian composer. He was one of the... More >>
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, lay ohn kah VAHL loh, rood JEH roh (1857-1919), was an Italian opera... More >>
Mascagni, Pietro, mahs KAH nyee, PYEH traw (1863-1945), was an Italian opera composer. He studied... More >>
Monteverdi, Claudio, mahn tuh VAIR dee, KLOW dyoh (1567-1643), was an Italian composer. His works... More >>
Paganini, Niccolo, pag uh NEE nee, neek koh LAW (1782-1840), became one of the greatest... More >>
Palestrina, Giovanni, pal uhs TREE nuh or pah lay STREE nah, joh VAHN nee (1525?-1594), was one... More >>
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, pehr gaw LEH zee, joh VAHN nee baht TEES tah (1710-1736), was an... More >>
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