Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals Book VIII: Chœur Mixte et Accomp.

Here are all of the madrigals from one of the Baroque master's most popular books, reprinted from an authoritative Italian edition. They feature modern notation with text underlay, commentaries, new Preface, new Englishtranslations of the original prefatory material, and Italian texts in verse format facing new English line-for-line literal translations.

Reprint of Tomo IV and Tomo V of Tutte le opere di Claudio Monteverdi, published 'nelVittoriale degli Italiani,' 1927.

Table of Contents for Madrigals, Book VIII: Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi
Preface
Original title page and translation
Original dedication and translation
'Originalforeword('Claudio Monteverde to the Reader') and translation'
Translations of the Introductory Texts to the Dramatic Pieces
Vocal Texts and Translations
'CANTI GUERRIERI [SONGS OF WAR] Sinfonia (for two violins and aviola da braccio, to precede No. I)'
I. 'Altri canti d'Amor, tenero arciero' (for six voices with four viols and two violins)'
2a. 'Hor che 'l ciel e la terra e 'l vento tace' (for six voices with two violins)'
b. 'Cosìsol d'una chiara fonte viva' [same voices and instruments]'
3a. 'Gira il nemico insid oso Amore' (for three voices: alto, tenor, and bass) [same voices throughout No. 3]'
b. 'Nol lasciamo accostar, ch'egli non saglia'
c.'Armi false non son, ch'ei s'avvicina'
d. 'Vuol degl'occhi attaccar il baloardo'
e. 'Non è più tempo, ohimè, ch'egli ad un tratto'
f. 'Cor mio, non val fuggir, sei morto e servo'
4. 'Se vittorie sì belle' (for twotenors) [later also included by the printer Vincenti in the posthumous Monteverdi compilation Book IX, 1651]'
5. 'Armato il cor d'adamantina fede' (for two tenors) [previously included in Monteverdi's 1632 volume Scherzimusicali and later also included in Book IX]'
6a. 'Ogni amante è guerrier: nel suo gran regno' (for two tenors)'
b. 'Io che nell'otio nacqui e d'otio vissi' (bass solo)'
c. 'Ma per quell'ampio Egeo spieghi le vele' (tenorsolo)