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“The madrigal had a special place in the career of Claudio Monteverdi”(Hanning 133). Monteverdi used this genre to make many stylistic changes from the late Renaissance to the early Baroque period. He went from using polyphonic vocal ensembl ....

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... was published. The eighth book is the largest of Monteverdi’s secular works. The eighth book contains twenty-two seperate works. These works are divided into two sections. The first of these sections is called ‘Canti guerrieri,’ or ‘Songs of war.’ This section contains nine works. Of these nine works, four of them have more than one section. The second is made up of two sections, the third: three sections, the sixth: four sections, and the ninth: two sections. The second section of the book is entitled, ‘Canti amorosi.’ The English translation of the title is ‘Songs of love.’ This section is made up of thirteen total works. ...