[ Naxos Early Music / 3 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Tuesday 11 November 2008
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In the appendix to his Scherzi Musicali Claudio Monteverdi wrote his own self-defence to the criticisms made against him by the theorist Artusi, though he had it signed by his brother Giulio Cesare. There he clearly speaks of a 'second practice' of composition, on the principle that certain rules had to be overcome if one wished to express the affect of the text.
Ricercate Tono I-XII
Cento Versi sopra li Otto finali Ecclesiastici
Toccate
Canti fermi
Gagliarde a 4
Gagliarde a 5
Partite Artificiose
Ancidetemi pur