Claudio Monteverdi

1567–1643 · Renaissance · Italy

Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history.

• La Giovinetta Pianta — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 1
• O come gran martire — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 2
• Sovra tenere erbette e bianchi fiori — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 3
• O dolc' anima mia, dunque e pur vero — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 4
• Stracciami pur il core — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 5
• O rossignuol ch'in queste verdi fronde — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 6
• Se per estremo ardore — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 7
• La piaga c'ho nel core — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 8
• La tra 'l sangue e le morti egro giacente — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 9
• Poi Ch'ella in Sé Tornó, Deserto e Muto Terza e Ultima Parte — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 10
• O Primavera, Gioventù de l'Anno — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 11
• Perfidissimo Volto — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 12
• Ch'io non t'ami, cor mio — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 13
• Occhi, un tempo mia vita — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 14
• Vivro fra i miei tormenti e le mie cure — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 15
• Ma Dove, Oh Lasso Me! — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 16
• Io Pur Verra la Dove Sete — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 17
• Lumi, Miei Cari Lumi — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 18
• Rimanti in pace — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 19
• Ond'ei, di morte la sua faccia impressa — Third Book of Madrigals · No. 20
• Ah, Dolente Partita — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 1
• Cor mio, mentre vi miro — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 2
• Cor mio, non mori? E mori! — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 3
• Sfogava con le stelle — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 4
• Volgea l'anima mia soavemente — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 5
• Anima mia, perdona — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 6
• Che se tu se'il cor mio: Seconda parte — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 7
• Luci serene e chiare — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 8
• La piaga c'ho nel core — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 9
• Voi Pur da me Partite, Anima Dura — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 10
• A un Giro sol de' Belli Occhi Lucenti — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 11
• Ohime`, se tanto amate — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 12
• Io mi son giovinetta — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 13
• Quell'augellin che canta — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 14
• Non piu guerra, pietate — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 15
• Si, Ch'io Vorrei Morire — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 16
• Anima Dolorosa, Che Vivendo — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 17
• Anima del cor mio — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 18
• Longe da te, cor mio — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 19
• Piagn'e sospira: E quand'i caldi raggi — Fourth Book of Madrigals · No. 20
• Cruda amarilli, che col nome ancora — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 1
• O Mirtillo, Mirtill' Anima Mia — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 2
• Era L'anima mea — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 3
• Ecco, Silvio, colei che in odio hai tanto — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 4
• Ma, se con la pieta non e in te spenta — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 5
• Dorinda, ah, dirò mia, se mia non sei — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 6
• Ecoo, piegando le genocchie a terra — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 7
• Ferir quel petto, Silvio? — Fifth Book of Madrigals · No. 8