Constantijn Huygens in Venice - 24 June, 1620
from Diary of Constantijn Huygens, June 1620, page 574:
On the 24th [June], the feast of St John the Baptist, I was taken to the church of SS John and Lucy [ = St John the Almsgiver] where I heard the most excellent music that I think I shall ever hear in my life. The renowned Claudio Monteverdi, who composed it, supervised and conducted it on this occasion, with the accompaniment of 4 theorbos, 2 cornetts, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, a bass viol of enormous size, organs and other instruments all of which were managed and played superbly well, with 10 or 12 voices in addition. I was quite beside myself with delight.
Denis Stevens, Diary of Constantijn Huygens, June 1620. In 'Monteverdiana 93' in Early Music, volume 21, No. 4 (November, 1993), p. 574. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1521120656735 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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written by Claudio Monteverdi |
performed by Directed by Claudio Monteverdi |
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Date/Time | 24 June, 1620 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |