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A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th centuries) and early Baroque (1600–1750) [citation needed] periods, although revisited by some later European composers. [1]
A madrigale spirituale (Italian; pl. madrigali spirituali) is a madrigal, or madrigal-like piece of music, with a sacred rather than a secular text.Most examples of the form date from the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, and principally come from Italy and Germany.
The following list includes almost all of the composers of the English Madrigal School who published works. Many of these were amateur composers, some known only for a single book of madrigals, and some for an even smaller contribution. Thomas Bateson (c 1570–1630) John Bennet (c 1575–after 1614) John Bull (1562–1628) William Byrd (1543 ...
It contains words and full music for some 60 of the madrigals and songs of the English Madrigal School. When selecting works for this book, Ledger decided to represent the major composers of 16th-century English music such as William Byrd and Thomas Morley with several madrigals, alongside individual works by lesser-known composers.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... This is a list of compositions by Carlo Gesualdo ... Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
"Weep, o mine eyes" is one of the most famous madrigals of the English composer John Bennet. [1] It is written for four vocal parts and was first published in his first collection, Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces, in 1599.
The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore or The Three Sundays of a Poet is a "madrigal fable" for chorus, ten dancers and nine instruments with music and original libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti. Based on the 16th-century Italian madrigal comedy genre, it consists of a prologue and 12 madrigals which tell a continuous story, interspersed with ...
Luca Marenzio. Luca Marenzio (also Marentio; October 18, 1553 or 1554 – August 22, 1599) was an Italian composer and singer of the late Renaissance.. He was one of the most renowned composers of madrigals, and wrote some of the most famous examples of the form in its late stage of development, prior to its early Baroque transformation by Monteverdi.