Popularity in the sixteenth-century madrigal: A study of two instances
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Title
Popularity in the sixteenth-century madrigal: A study of two instances
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Subject
24: Western art music -- History. To ca. 1600 (Renaissance)
Arcadelt, Jacques -- works -- Il bianco e dolce cigno -- reception -- 16th c.
De Rore, Cipriano -- works -- Ancor che col partire -- reception -- 16th c.
criticism—by subject -- Renaissance -- concept of successful work
reception -- Arcadelt, Jacques -- Il bianco e dolce cigno -- 16th c.
reception -- De Rore, Cipriano -- Ancor che col partire -- 16th c.
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Abstract
Arcadelt's Il bianco e dolce cigno and Rore's Anchor che col partire were these composers' most popular madrigals. Some educated guesses are made as to the source of this popularity, with possible relevance to the phenomenon of the successful piece in early music.
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Is Part Of
Studies in musical sources and style: Essays in honor of Jan LaRue
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short title
Popularity in the sixteenth-century madrigal