I lived from 1570-1630.
I was from England, and am in the English category.
I was influenced by poet Christopher Marlowe.
an English writer of madrigals in the early 17th century. He is said to have been organist of Chester cathedral in 1599, and is believed to have been the first musical graduate of Trinity College, Dub’in. He is known to have written church music, but his fame rests on madrigals, which give him an important place among Elizabethan composers. He published a set of madrigals in 1604 and a second set in 1618, and both collections have been reprinted in recent years. He died in 1630.
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The Madrigal
The term madrigal has been used to describe more than one source of music. It is most frequently employed, however, in reference to the secular music that sprung up in Italy at the beginning of the 16th century. The 'Italian' madrigal was actually initiated by composers from the Netherlands, who had come to live in Italy, such as Verdelot, Arcadelt, and Willaert. The madrigal was adapted from the polyphonic motet. It was sung a cappella, usually with one voice to a part. It was most commonly performed in five parts, SSATB. As a literary type, the 16th century madrigal was a free imitation without any strict form. It made use of refined poetry of such writers as Petrarch and Tasso. The madrigal became enormously popular, aided and abetted during the early 16th century, by Petrucci's successful development of printing musical scores. Over a hundred books of madrigals, each including a dozen or more works, were made available to the general public. The classic madrigal was exploited by de Rore and Marenzio, while Gesualdo and Monteverdi took the madrigal to emotional and dramatic extremes that eventually became opera.
As interest in the Italian madrigal waned towards the end of the 16th century, England took up the baton. The English madrigal made direct use of the Italian madrigal, changing the words and poetry to English. Soon the English poets had their effect on the music as well. The English madrigal became a very popular form, and continued its interest long after the Elizabethan period, well into the 17th century. It was one of the last great contributions to the Renaissance.
My poetry
Love is the fire that burns me,
The smokes are thoughts confused,
8 lines, 2 comments
Sister, awake! close not your eyes,
The day her light discloses;
12 lines, 1 comment
Phyllis, farewell, I may no longer live;
Yet if I die, fair Phyllis, I forgive.
4 lines
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