Notes: | For soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, except no. 27, which is for 3 sopranos and a bass, no. 29, which is for 2 sopranos, tenor, and bass with "cembalo" and lute accompaniment, and no. 30, which is for two choruses (SATB and SSATB). The first 21 works are from his Madrigali a quatro voci (1585), nos. 22-25 from his Madrigali a 4, 5 & 6 voci (1588), no. 28 from his Il quinto libro delle villanelle a tre voci (1587), and no. 30 from his Il quarto libro de madrigali a sei voci (1587); the other 3 works, nos. 26-27 and 29, are independent works edited from L'amorosa ero (RISM 1588-17), Intermedii et concerti (RISM 1591-7), and Canzonette a quattro voci (RISM 1591-12), respectively. Includes pref., performance instructions, critical commentary (p. 189-193) and index. Includes preface, performance suggestions, introduction, and acknowledgements. Italian words ; Italian texts, with English translations, printed at head of each work.
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