Il primo libro de le muse a cinque voci (Antonio Barré)
General information
Description: This collection was first published 1555 in Rome by Antonio Barré, and reprinted the same year by Antonio Gardano in Venice, who added the numbers 2 and 7 of the below list. Girolamo Scotto published a reprint, containing the same works as Gardano, in 1561.
With the exception of the final two dialogi a sei and a otto all of the works in this collection consist of several parts, from four to seven.
Full title: Il primo Libro de le Muse a cinque voci composto da diversi eccellentissimi musici novamente per Antonio Gardano stampati et corretti con la gionta d'una Canzon & uno Madregale a otto voci. In Venetia apresso di Antonio Gardano, 1555
First Publication date and place: 1555 Rome, Antonio Barré.
Second Publication date and place: 1555 Venezia, Antonio Gardano.
Third Publication date and place: 1561 Venezia, Girolamo Scotto.
Facsimile: from the Munich Digitization Center (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek) or the same via Google Books
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| # | Title | Composer | Voices | Voicing | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiare fresche et dolci acque | Jacques Arcadelt | 5 | SATTB | |
| 2 | A la dolc'ombra de le belle frondi | Jacquet de Berchem | 3 - 6 | SATTB, SAT, SATB, SATTTB | |
| 3 | Per pianto la mia carne si distilla | Vincenzo Ruffo | 5 | SATTB | |
| 4 | Hai lass' io mi credea | Jacquet de Berchem | 5 | ||
| 5 | Amor la bella face | Antonio Barré | 5 | ||
| 6 | Deh fuss'il ver | Antonio Barré | 6 | SSATTB | |
| 7 | Madonna hor che direte | Antonio Barré | 8 |