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Stokes Encyclopedia Of Music And Musicians Volume Ii, 1908
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1MONODY
3Monody. Song for single voice, generally applied to sacred songs of the Homophonic School, and the form employed in early operas and oratorios.
5Monotone. Declamation of words on a single tone.
7Monpou (François Louis Hippolyte) composed "La Reine Jeanne" and other once popular light operas; "Si j'étais petit oiseau" and other songs to words by Beranger, De Musset and Hugo; played organ Paris churches; pupil of Porta, Chelard and Fétis. B. Jan. 12, 1804, Paris; d. Aug. 10, 1841, Orleans.
9Monro (George) composed music for Fielding's "l'emple Beau," 1729, popular songs; played organ and harpsichord. D. about 1731.
11Monro (Henry) composed sonata for violin and piano, songs; played organ; pupil of Ashley, Dussek, Dittenhofer and D. Corri. B. 1774, Lincoln, Eng.
13Monsigny (Pierre Alexandre) composed the highly successful "Félix, ou l'enfant trouvé," Nov. 24, 1777, Paris Opéra Comique, and many earlier operas which were well received, but ceased composing after completing the work named; became Inspector at the Paris Conservatoire, member of the Institute and Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Of noble birth, Monsigny obtained a government clerkship in 1749, which gave him leisure to devote to music, developed much skill as a violinist, prosecuted his studies while a member of the household of the Duke of Orleans, and produced "Les Aveux indiscrets," his first operatic work, after only five months' study of composition. The Revolution swept away his fortune, he resigned his appointment at the Conservatoire, but was allowed a pension of about $500 per annum by the Opéra Comique in recognition of former services. B. Oct. 17, 1729, Fauquembergue, near St. Omer; d. Jan. 14, 1817.
15Montagnana (Antonio) sang bass in London opera under Handel, 1731, and later under Porpora, returning to Handel's company, 1738.
17MONTEVERDE
19Montagnana (Domenico) made excellent instruments of the viol family; pupil of A. Stradivarius, but remained comparatively unknown because many of his instruments bore counterfeit labels of Stradivarius and Bergonzi. B. 1700; d. 1740, Venice.
21Montanari (Francesco) composed 12 violin sonatas; played violin in orchestra of St. Peter's, Rome, 1700 to 1730, when he died of a broken heart (Burney) because Bini outplayed him.
23Montant. Fr. Ascending.
25Monte, de (Filippo) composed 30 books of madrigals, two books of masses; became chapelmaster to the Emperors Maximilian and Rudolph II; treasurer and canon Cambrai Cathedral; known also as Philippe de Mons. B. about 1521, Mons or Mechlin; d. July 4, 1603.
27Montéclair, de (Michel Pignolet) composed the opera ballet "Festes de l'Ete," 1716; the opera "Jephthé," 1732; played and taught violin; in boyhood chorister, Langres Cathedral, later doublebass player, Paris Opéra. B. 1666, Chaumont; d. 1737, St. Denis.
29Monter in Ut, Re, etc. Fr. To sing the scale of c, d, etc.
31Monteverde (Claudio) invented the harmonic style of composition still in vogue, to the utter destruction of the polyphonic system, which had reached its culmination in Palestrina, and from 1584, when his first book of "Canzonette a tre voci" appeared in Venice, exemplified the unprepared entrance of dissonances such as the dominant seventh and ninth, and with tongue and pen defended the harmonic system against the bitter attacks of the contrapuntists. Monteverde, or as he sometimes signed himself, Monteverdi, entered the service of the Duke of Mantua in boyhood as a violinist. His talent attracted general attention, and the first publication referred to was issued when he was but sixteen. Possibly, although he was a pupil of Ingegneri, the Ducal chapelmaster, the violation of counterpoint in this and in subsequent early books of madrigals may have been owing to
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