Arnold, Dennis. "Claudio Monteverdi." New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, v 12. Edited by Staney Sadie.
Chafe, Eric T. Monteverdi's Tonal Language. New York: Schirmer Books, 1992.
Fabbri, Paolo. Monteverdi. Translated by Tim Carter. Cambridge: University Press, 1994.
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. The Musical Dialogue: Thoughts on Monteverdi, Bach, and Mozart. Translated by Mary O'Niell. Edited by Reinhard G. Pauly. Portland: Amadeus Press, 1984.
Leopold, Silke. Monteverdi: Music in Transition. Translated by Anne Smith. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991.
Monteverdi, Claudio. L'Incoronazione di Poppea. Libretto by G.F. Busenello, English version by Arthur Jacobs. London and Sevenoaks: Novello, 1989.
Weiss, Peiro and Richard Taruskin, eds. "The Second Practice." Music in the Western
World: A History in Documents. New York: Schirmer Books, 1984.
Some Good Links To Check Out!
Monteverdi
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Monteverdi Bio 2
History of Opera