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Which composer's Vespers of 1610 revolutionized sacred music?

  • Claudio Monteverdi
  • Palestrina
  • Gabrieli

The answer is Claudio Monteverdi. Monteverdi.

Claudio Monteverdi

Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history.

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