Round 9: Tossup 4

The bookseller and magician Girolamo Scotto mainly published collections of works in this genre by composers like the extremely prolific Philippe de Monte and this genre’s “father,” Philippe Verdelot (“vair-duh-LO”). A piece in this genre opens with the whole note chords C-sharp major, A minor, B major, G major with chromatically descending outer voices. Nicholas Yonge’s (“young’s”) Musica Transalpina collects Italian pieces in this genre descended from the frottola that inspired English examples like “The Silver Swan” (10[1])by Orlando Gibbons. “Moro, (10[1])lasso, al mio duolo” is among the highly chromatic works in this genre by a composer known for murdering his wife in flagrante delicto, Carlo Gesualdo (“jezz-WALL-doh”). For 10 points, name this secular genre of vocal music often contrasted (10[1])with the (10[1])motet. ■END■

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