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A Most Delightful Art

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The Secular Music of Renaissance Italy
When Claudio Monteverdi 's fourth book of madrigals was published in 1603 it met with a mixed reception. He was criticised for deliberately breaking normal rules of musical grammar to express the text more thoroughly. The CONSORT OF MUSICKE, directed by ANTHONY ROOLEY , present a selection of these unpredictable pieces. Record

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Claudio Monteverdi
Directed By:
Anthony Rooley
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