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The Maecenas and the Madrigalist.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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Library Bookwatch
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January 1, 2005
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The Maecenas And The Madrigalist
Anthony M. Cummings
American Philosophical Society
104 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387
0871692538 $50.00 www.amphilsoc.org
The Maecenas And The Madrigalist: Patrons, Patronage, And The Origins Of The Italian Madrigal is an in-depth, scholarly history of the madrigal, a secular musical genre originating in early sixteenth-century Florence. Connecting the musical heritage of info...