Leonard Meldert’s Primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci (Venice, 1578) has an interest and musical quality far beyond what one might guess from the modest fac

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1994. Il primo libro di madrigali a quattro voci (Venice, 1555)

Explores the role of music in the cultural, religious, and political upheavals of late Renaissance Italy, revealing how musical activity of all kinds was instru