Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda

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Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda is a dramatic vocal work by Claudio Monteverdi, often cited as an early example of opera-like music drama that vividly depicts a battle scene from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem "Gerusalemme liberata."

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instanceOf dramatic vocal work
early Baroque composition
music drama
accompaniment basso continuo
string ensemble
basedOn Gerusalemme liberata NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Torquato Tasso NERFINISHED
characterDeath Clorinda NERFINISHED
cityOfPublication Venice NERFINISHED
composer Claudio Monteverdi NERFINISHED
composerStylePeriod seconda pratica
countryOfOrigin Italy
depicts battle between Tancredi and Clorinda
firstPerformanceApproximateYear 1624
firstPerformanceContext Carnival entertainment
firstPerformancePlace Venice NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceType private performance
firstPerformanceVenue Palazzo Mocenigo NERFINISHED
genre dramatic madrigal
staged madrigal
historicalSignificance early example of opera-like music drama
important in development of dramatic recitative
key work in transition from madrigal to opera
includesElement dramatic dialogue
instrumental battle effects
narrative recitative
language Italian
literaryCharactersDepicted Clorinda NERFINISHED
Tancredi NERFINISHED
movementType stile concitato
notableFeature continuous narration by Testo
detailed musical depiction of battle
use of stile concitato (agitated style)
numberOfVoices 3
period early Baroque
publication eighth book of madrigals
publicationYear 1638
publisher Alessandro Vincenti NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByComposer L'Orfeo NERFINISHED
setting First Crusade NERFINISHED
sourceWorkGenre epic poem
sourceWorkTitle Gerusalemme liberata NERFINISHED
theme heroic combat
religious conflict
tragic love
vocalForces Clorinda NERFINISHED
Tancredi NERFINISHED
narrator (Testo)

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Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi containsWork Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda