Marenzio

Step into a 17th-century Christmas Mass at the Sistine Chapel with this program of works by Marenzio, de Rore and Josquin.

He was the author also of some motets, and Luca Marenzio, who brought the madrigal style to its most beautiful development and whose influence molded the methods of the English glee and madrigal writers, is believed to have been his pupil for a short time.

Marenzio unquestionably lived for some months in Mantua, 51 where according to Calvi9 he completed his studies under the guidance of the Duke.

The text was by Rinuccini and the music by 174 Luca Marenzio, the famous madrigalist.

Bardi himself devised the third intermezzo, Rinuccini wrote the verse and Bardi and Marenzio the music.