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Monteverdi's revolutionary innovations have influenced 20th century composers like Igor Stravinsky, while foreshadowing the modern idea of the song. To emphasize the wide ranging emotions of his characters, Monteverdi subdued the traditional polyphonic structure of the Renaissance, in which all vocal elements were projected equally...
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Instead, he placed words and emotions in the foreground. In this sense, Monteverdi's operatic approach also resembles modern song, with its use of a prominent single melody line and chordal accompaniment for color and background. Monteverdi exploited dynamics and dissonance to convey human emotion in ways that dazzled audiences and befuddled conservative critics...
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