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"Tempro la cetra" is a work by Claudio Monteverdi published at the beginning of his Seventh Book of Madrigals in 1619. It sets a text by Giambattista Marino in which a singer prepares his lyre for martial subject matter but turns instead to love. Written for tenor with instrumental accompaniment, it...
Italian madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi meaning 'These charming harmonies,' celebrating music itself through the rich polyphonic writing of his late Renaissance madrigal style.
"Tempro la cetra" is a solo madrigal for tenor and basso continuo composed by Claudio Monteverdi, serving as the opening piece of his seventh book of madrigals, published in 1619 under the title "Concerto." The collection marks a distinct shift in Monteverdi's output, moving away from older Renaissa...
