Editing Venice (section)

=== Music ===
{{Main|Music of Venice}}
{{See also|Venice in media|Venetian polychoral style|Music of Veneto|Venetian School (music)}}

[[File:La Fenice Opera House from the stage.jpg|thumb|[[La Fenice]] opera house in the city]]

The city of Venice in Italy has played an important role in the development of the [[music of Italy]]. The Venetian state (the medieval [[Republic of Venice]]) was often popularly called the "Republic of Music", and an anonymous Frenchman of the 17th century is said to have remarked that "In every home, someone is playing a musical instrument or singing. There is music everywhere."<ref>Touring Club p. 79</ref>

During the 16th century, Venice became one of the most important musical centres of Europe, marked by a characteristic style of composition (the [[Venetian School (music)|Venetian school]]) and the development of the [[Venetian polychoral style]] under composers such as [[Adrian Willaert]], who worked at [[St Mark's Basilica]]. Venice was the early centre of music printing; [[Ottaviano Petrucci]] began publishing music almost as soon as this technology was available, and his publishing enterprise helped to attract composers from all over Europe, especially from France and [[Flanders]]. By the end of the century, Venice was known for the splendor of its music, as exemplified in the "colossal style" of [[Andrea Gabrieli|Andrea]] and [[Giovanni Gabrieli]], which used multiple choruses and instrumental groups. Venice was also the home of many noted composers during the [[baroque music|baroque period]], such as [[Antonio Vivaldi]], [[Tomaso Albinoni]], [[Ippolito Ciera]], [[Giovanni Picchi]], and [[Girolamo Dalla Casa]], to name but a few.

==== Orchestras ====
Venice is the home of numerous orchestras such as, the [[La Fenice|Orchestra della Fenice]], [[Rondò Veneziano]], Interpreti Veneziani, and [[Venice Baroque Orchestra]].