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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic vocal work
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early Baroque composition ⓘ music drama ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
basso continuo
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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
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staged madrigal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of opera-like music drama
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important in development of dramatic recitative ⓘ key work in transition from madrigal to opera ⓘ |
| includesElement |
dramatic dialogue
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instrumental battle effects ⓘ narrative recitative ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryCharactersDepicted |
Clorinda
NERFINISHED
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Tancredi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | stile concitato ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous narration by Testo
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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
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religious conflict ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
Clorinda
NERFINISHED
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Tancredi NERFINISHED ⓘ narrator (Testo) ⓘ |
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