Type: Book
by
- Claudio Monteverdi
All madrigals from one of Baroque master's most popular books. Reprinted from authoritative Italian edition. New literal line-for-line English translations of Italian texts.
Claudio Monteverdi
MADRIGALS Book VIII
(Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi)
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) ranks not only as a major composer of the Early
Baroque, but also as one of the most important and influential figures in music
history. His madrigals-secular songs usually on the theme of love and written for a
small number of voices, often unaccompanied-are now the subject of much study,
recording and performance. Recognized today for their profound effect on the
transition from the polyphonic style of the late Renaissance to the declamatory
homophonic style of the Baroque, they are among the greatest musical legacies
from the past.
The present volume presents all the madrigals from Book VIII, the last and one of
the most popular books of madrigals written by Monteverdi and produced under
his supervision. Originally published in Venice in 1638, it comprises two parts,
Canti Guerrieri and Canti Amorosi ("pertaining to war and love"), and represents a
grand retrospective of music Monteverdi composed over some 30 years. The book
is reprinted here from an authoritative Italian edition and includes a new preface,
new English translations of the original prefatory material (including a major
theoretical statement) and the Italian texts printed in poem form facing new
English line-for-line literal translations.
Republication (1991) of all the music from Tomo VIII and four selections from
Tomo IX of Tutte le opere di Claudio Monteverdi, edited by Gian Francesco
Malipiero, Asolo (Italy), 1929. New preface and new English translations of all
Italian texts by Stanley Appelbaum. 400 pp. 8 3/8 x 11. Paperbound.
ALSO AVAILABLE
MADRIGALS: Books IV & V, Claudio Monteverdi. 256pp. 8 1/8 x 11. (Available in U.S. only). 25102-0 Pa.
Free Dover Music Catalog (59057-7) available upon request.
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Pages are sewn in signatures, in the method traditionally used for the best books,
and will not drop out, as often happens with paperbacks held together with glue.
Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a
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