| Instrumentation |
Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Cor anglais, Trombone basso, Trombone tenor, Baritone horn, Cornet, Euphonium, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Tenorhorn, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Tuba |
| Description |
The Fifth book of madrigals starts to see much more development towards operatic style writing, with more songs being strung together to form scenas and with the addition of accompaniment on instruments. Some of these songs can be written by incorporating the accompaniment into the parts for those instruments which are resting, some will require more than a quintet. Certainly as we get into the next three books, reduction to a quintet will become increasingly more difficult, if not impossible.
O Mirtillo, Mirtillo is a song about unrequited love. O Myrtle, Myrtle my life |