Monteverdi's approach to composing canzonette involved radical variations in imitating melodic material, differing from Orazio Vecchi's more direct imitation.
Compositional Technique
Monteverdi sometimes divided a poetic line into two hemistichs, setting each to a different melody and superimposing them to emphasize the poet's conflicting emotions.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features 'The Combat of Love and Chastity' by Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora, an artist from 1445-1497.
Composition History
The canzonetta genre, a light song form, was often composed by musicians during breaks from more demanding studies and was popular among amateurs.
Performer Biography
Armoniosoincanto won first prize in the Monodic Christian Chant category at the International Polyphonic Competition 'Guido D'Arezzo' in 2010.
Performer Biography
Armoniosoincanto, the vocal ensemble on this album, was founded in 1997 and is usually made up of female voices.
Composer Biography
Claudio Monteverdi, at the age of seventeen, published his secular work 'Canzonette a tre voci' in 1584, after previously addressing sacred repertoire.
