The Oxford Book of Italian Madrigals
, by Harman, Alec- ISBN: 9780193436473 | 0193436477
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/7/1983
The Italian madrigal was the first great flowering of secular part-music in Europe. during the eighty years from c.1535 many thousands were composed, including some of the most beautiful and expressive music ever written.