The first comprehensive study of the dominant form of solo singing in Renaissance Italy prior to the mid-sixteenth century.

Through forty-five creative and concise essays by an international team of authors, this Cambridge History brings the fifteenth century to life for both special

Exceptionally full, detailed study of the man, his music and times. Childhood, music training, years in London; analysis of Messiah and other works; much more.

The chapters in this volume explore the relationship between music and art in Italy across the long sixteenth century, considering an era when music-making was

Leonora Bernardi (1559-1616), a gentlewoman of Lucca, was a highly regarded poet, dramatist and singer. She was active in the brilliant courts of Ferrara and Fl