Monteverdianadj.
/ˌmɒntᵻˈvɛːdɪən/, /ˌmɒntᵻˈvəːdɪən/, U.S. /ˌmən(t)əˈvərdiən/ Of or relating to the Italian composer Monteverdi; characteristic of Monteverdi's music, esp. in being operatic or madrigalian in style.
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Purcellian1698
Handelian1770
Rossinian1823
Mozartian1828
Weberian1830
Mendelssohnian1851
Offenbachian1857
Schubertian1866
Mozart-like1870
Wagnerian1873
Brahmsite1878
Beethovenish1879
Meyerbeerian1880
Wagneresque1884
Brahmsian1887
Dvořakian1888
Mendelssohnic1889
Beethovenian1890
Lisztian1890
Elgarian1906
Puccinian1906
Palestrinian1908
Berliozian1910
Straussian1910
Schoenbergian1912
Pucciniesque1917
Chopinesque1920
Ravelian1924
Delian1925
Beethovenized1927
Rachmaninovian1927
Bartokian1929
Sibelian1935
Webernish1938
Mahlerian1939
Hindemithian1941
Bachian1945
Tchaikovskian1945
Metastasian1947
Monteverdian1947
Schumannesque1947
Stravinskian1947
Verdian1947
Webernesque1947
Mahlerish1949
Vivaldian1952
Beethovenesque1955
Meyerbeerish1962
1947 M. F. Bukofzer Mus. Baroque Era (1948) iii. 98 Schein adopted here the airy dialogue of the Monteverdian continuo canzonetta.
1959 Times 20 Mar. 16/2 The Monteverdian recitative should be compulsory training for all second-year operatic students.
1963 D. Arnold Monteverdi vii. 138 Whereas no one could find anything Monteverdian in the ‘Gombert Mass’, the vespers bear the imprint of his style.
1998 Church Times 24 July 24/5 Some Monteverdian brass carillons, the opening chorus, and a sneering tenor solo all proved effective.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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