Guarini's 'Il pastor fido' and the Madrigal

Name: Guarini's 'Il pastor fido' and the Madrigal
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Guarini's 'Il pastor fido' and the MadrigalVoicing the Pastoral in Late Renaissance Italy\nAuthor(s): Seth Coluzzi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032423852, 978-1032423852\nSynopsis\nBattista Guarinis pastoral tragicomedy Il pastor fido [tel] began its life as a play, but soon was transformed through numerous musical settings by prominent composers of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Through the many lives of this work, this book explores what happens when a lovers lament is transplanted from the theatrical stage to the courtly chamber, from speech to song, and from a single speaking character to an ensemble of singers, shedding new light on early modern literary and musical culture.\n\nFrom the plays beginnings in manuscripts, private readings, and aborted stage productions in the 1580s and 1590s, through the gradual decline of Pastor fido madrigals in the 1640s, this book examines how this.