malvezzi's

Updated: June 23, 2025

This is not strange, indeed, since several of the men most deeply interested in the search after the ancient Greek declamation were active in the preparation of this entertainment. Nevertheless we learn from Malvezzi's publication that the pieces were all written in the madrigal style, frequently in numerous voice parts.

W. J. (William James) Henderson - Some Forerunners of Italian Opera