Claudio Monteverdi
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Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, 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.
