VIDEO QUESTIONS
CONSORT OF MUSICKE
Performing erotic madrigals by
Claudio Monteverdi in the setting for which they were written - the Palazzo Te
in
1.
Who was Claudio Montverdi?
2.
When did Claudio Monteverdi begin services to
the Gonzaga Family?
3.
What was his role
at the Gonzaga court?
4.
What type of
madrigals was he most known?
5.
Why did he leave
the Gonzaga court?
6.
How long was he
in the service of this particular court?
7.
Was he considered
to be a Renaissance or Baroque composer? Why?
8.
What was the common
narrative or theme which ran throughout many of his madrigals?
9.
What role, if
any, did instruments play in the performance of his madrigals?
10.
Was there any
connection between the art of the Gonzaga residence
and the music of Monteverdi? If so, what?