Madrigal chronology

Question 1

Early poetic form known as ‘madrigal’

Answer 1

Strophic verse type in Petrarch’s lifetime

Employed by Tuscan poets and set to music during the Trecento

Question 2

First extant use of term ‘madrigal’ in music

Answer 2

1530 - set of printed partbooks with the title ‘Madrigali novi…libro primo de la Serena’

Question 3

1533 publication - Venice

Answer 3

‘Primo libro de madrigali di Verdeletto’

Question 4

Philip Verdelot

Answer 4

1520s - Florence

With other Florentine musicians (e.g. Francesco Lavolle) brought the madrigal into full-fledged existence

Question 5

Style of Verdelot’s madrigals

Answer 5

chordal – syllabic declamation – light poetry

Question 6

Jacques Arcadelt - relationship to Verdelot

Answer 6

Expanded stylistic and expressive boundaries of the genre

Question 7

Arcadelt publications

Answer 7

1538 - Primo libro
1539 - 2nd, 3rd, and 4th books
1544 - 5th book

Question 8

Adrian Willaert - publication

Answer 8

Musica Nova - 1559