Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Eliot_Gardiner
gptkbp:associated_with Vespers service
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Claudio_Monteverdi
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in Western classical music
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:Pope_Paul_V
gptkbp:duration approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1610
gptkbp:genre gptkb:music_festival
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Counter-Reformation
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:Piano_Sonata
later composers
sacred choral music
gptkbp:influenced_by Renaissance music
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:church
gptkbp:instrument brass
strings
continuo
gptkbp:is_influential_in gptkb:Dixit_Dominus
gptkb:Magnificat
Laetatus sum
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:movement gptkb:12
gptkbp:notable_for its emotional depth
its historical importance
its spiritual themes
its innovative use of harmony
its lyrical melodies
its rhythmic variety
its choral writing
its dramatic contrasts
its use of dynamics
its use of counterpoint
its polyphonic texture
its textural richness
its use of instruments
its use of solo voices
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Claudio_Monteverdi
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:concert_tour
gptkb:choir
church services
music festivals
cathedrals
orchestras
gptkbp:published_by Ricciardo Amadino
gptkbp:recorded_by various artists
gptkbp:social_structure five psalms
gptkbp:style early Baroque
gptkbp:year 1610