Poetry Lamento de la Ninfa: Monteverdi's song of love, fire and ice Lamento de la Ninfa is one of the most famous vocal pieces of Claudio Monteverdi, a leading Italian composer whose work… March 11, 2020
Music Theory Microtonality: the variety of approaches to microtonal music in world cultures In theory, microtonal music describes a piece that contains one or more intervals measuring below a semitone. Although… February 19, 2020
Poetry Zefiro Torna: famous madrigal by Monteverdi lauds the west wind that brings spring Originating in the 14th century as a poetic form, the madrigal is a short poem of lyrical content. During the… September 11, 2019
Manuscript Rich music collection of the Trecento times recovered from Florentine palimpsest It is difficult to imagine, in the current digital world, the serious difficulties associated with recording any… July 23, 2019