About the Author

Gary Tomlinson is Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania and a 1988 MacArthur Fellow.

Reviews

"In a manner worthy of the comprehensive power of Claudio Monteverdi's own musical intelligence, musicologist Gary Tomlinson has united in this extraordinary and provocative interdisciplinary study the skills of an astute historian with those of a sensitive literary scholar and perceptive music critic."--Barbara R. Hanning, "American Historical Review

"In a manner worthy of the comprehensive power of Claudio Monteverdi's own musical intelligence, musicologist Gary Tomlinson has united in this extraordinary and provocative interdisciplinary study the skills of an astute historian with those of a sensitive literary scholar and perceptive music critic."--Barbara R. Hanning, "American Historical Review