Monteverdi

Paolo Fabbri''s Monteverdi first published in Italian is the leading study of the greatest composer of late Renaissance and early Baroque Italy rightly called the father of modern music. A large number of contemporary documents including some 130 of his own letters offer rich insights into the composer and his times also illuminating the many and varied contexts for music-making in the most important musical centers in Italy. This newly revised translation brings an indispensable text to a much broader readership.