The Maecenas and the Madrigalist.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Library Bookwatch | Date: January 1, 2005 | Copyright information

The Maecenas And The Madrigalist

Anthony M. Cummings

American Philosophical Society

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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...