First Publication | 1584 in Madrigali a 5 voci, Libro 2 |
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Genre Categories | Madrigals; For 5 voices; For unaccompanied voices; |
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Work Title | La verginella e simile alla rosa |
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Composer | Mosto, Giovanni Battista |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGM 3 |
Key | F major |
First Publication. | 1584 in Madrigali a 5 voci, Libro 2 |
Librettist | Lodovico Ariosto (1474–1533) |
Language | Italian |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | SATTB voices |
This sets ottava 42 of canto I of Orlando Furioso. It is the single most popular ottava of that epic for madrigal settings, with more than two dozen extant examples from the 16th century.