Contents 
List of Illustrations 9
Preface 11 
ALBI ROSENTHAL 
Acknowledgments 13 
1. Monteverdi: A Personal Approach 17 
2. 'I, Claudio Monteverdi" 48 
Origins of the Selva 49 
The Selva as Autobiography 53 
The Liturgical Year in Venice 64 
Performance Practice 80 
Chiavette Off-Key? 85 
Basso Continue-Basso Seguente 89 
Organs and Organists 92 
The Orchestra at S. Marco 96 
3. Claudio! Audio? 101 
4. Acoustics, Tempo, Interpretation 113 
5. Iconografia Claudiana 130 
6. Monteverdi's Necklace 141 
7. Fiori Poetici-A Facsimile 154 
Bibliography 230 
Index 232