Maestro, a musical journey through Venice Part 2 The world of Claudio Monteverdi
- Date
1990
- Summary
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Second program in a series of five about the history of music in Venice. This program covers the 17th century and explains how the St. Mark's sound was first rescued and then enhanced by Claudio Monteverdi. Includes the art of the madrigal, the rise of women composers, and why the world's first public opera house was built in Venice. Presented in two parts of approximately 28 and 24 minutes each.
- Contributors
Landon, H. C. Robbins 1926 (Howard Chandler Robbins); Phillips, John Michael; Norwich, John Julius 1929; King, Robert 1960; Fisher, Gillian soprano; Simpson, Glenda; Miller, David 1948 Oct. 22; Monteverdi, Claudio 1567-1643; Schütz, Heinrich 1585-1672; Kapsperger, Giovanni Girolamo 1580-1651; Legrenzi, Giovanni 1626-1690; Strozzi, Barbara 1619-1677
- Publishers
King's Consort; SEPT (Television station : France); Channel Four (Great Britain); Robclif (Firm); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Subjects
European Culture; Italian Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Music; Performing Arts; Music Italy Venice 17th century History and criticism
- Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
53 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Host, John Julius Norwich ; The King's Consort ; director, Robert King ; soprano soloists, Gillian Fisher, Glenda Simpson ; chitaronne soloist, David Miller ; accompanist, Barry Mason.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090118; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1687; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/968; OCLC: ocm34299856; Catalog Key: alephsys002941871
Access Restrictions
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