Monteverdi: Characteristics of His Operatic Style

Author

Mallory C. McManus, Central Washington University

Date of Award

Summer 8-1-1961

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Joseph S. Haruda

Second Advisor

Herbert A. Bird

Third Advisor

Lynn T. Waller

Abstract

With this emphasis on textual understanding, opera, as introduced by a group or amateur composers called the Florentine Camerata, was born. These composers wrote in a recitative style for the solo voice. Being amateurs, however, they did not possess the professional musicianship to amplify the textual implications. Therefore, Monteverdi, the trained musician, established many musical innovations still in effect.

Recommended Citation

McManus, Mallory C., "Monteverdi: Characteristics of His Operatic Style" (1961). Graduate Student Research Papers. 164.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/all_gradpapers/164