Madrigali a quattro voci
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Madrigali a quattro voci is a collection of four-voice Italian madrigals by Renaissance composer Giaches de Wert, exemplifying the expressive and text-driven style of late 16th-century vocal music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
madrigal collection
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musical work ⓘ vocal music collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposerActivity | Italian courts of the late Renaissance ⓘ |
| composer | Giaches de Wert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| genre | madrigal ⓘ |
| hasComposerNationality | Franco-Flemish (via Giaches de Wert) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 16th-century Italian madrigal tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian poetic and musical humanism ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | chamber vocal ensemble ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | courtly and aristocratic settings ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| musicalLanguage | Renaissance modal harmony ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
expressive style
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text-driven musical setting ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 4 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | art music for cultivated audiences ⓘ |
| relatedGenre | Italian secular vocal music ⓘ |
| style | late 16th-century vocal music ⓘ |
| textExpressionTechnique |
heightened text declamation
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word painting ⓘ |
| textSetting | secular ⓘ |
| texture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Madrigals for four voices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPoeticText | Italian poetry ⓘ |
| vocalForces | a cappella voices ⓘ |
| voiceConfiguration | four voices ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
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