[PAR] [TLE] David Thomas (singer) [SEP] Bass David Thomas was a member of the choir of King's College, Cambridge.  He has since become a well known early music / baroque music singer, who has won particular acclaim for his performances of works by Monteverdi, Purcell, Bach, Handel, and Mozart.  One of his most notable roles was in Christopher Hogwood's 1980 recording of Handel's Messiah, where he sang the bass parts alongside other famous Baroque singers, like Emma Kirkby and Carolyn Watkinson. [PAR] [TLE] Claudio Monteverdi [SEP] Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (] ; 15 May 1567 (baptized) – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, string player and choirmaster.  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 the Baroque periods of music history.
[PAR] [TLE] David Thomas ( singer ) [ SEP ] Bass David Thomas was a member of the choir of King 's College , Cambridge . He has since become a well known early music / baroque music singer , who has won particular acclaim for his performances of works by Monteverdi , Purcell , Bach , Handel , and Mozart . One of his most notable roles was in Christopher Hogwood 's 1980 recording of Handel 's Messiah , where he sang the bass parts alongside other famous Baroque singers , like Emma Kirkby and Carolyn Watkinson . [PAR] [TLE] Claudio Monteverdi [ SEP ] Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi ( ] ; 15 May 1567 ( baptized ) – 29 November 1643 ) was an Italian composer , string player and choirmaster . 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 the Baroque periods of music history .
David Thomas has been acclaimed for his performances of works by which composer who died in 1643 ?
David Thomas has been acclaimed for his performances of works by which composer who died in 1643 ?
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi