| Abstrakt: |
This article examines the reception of Giovanni de Macque’s madrigals in the Netherlands and northern Europe. The pivotal role of the Antwerp-based publisher Phalèse in disseminating Macque’s madrigals outside Italy is demonstrated. The Antwerp public was drawn to the composer’s lighter and less sophisticated pieces—particularly his two volumes of Madrigaletti et napolitane(Venice, 1581-82), reissued in a single volume by Phalèse in 1600. This success was partly due to the pieces’ hybrid style, midway between madrigal and canzonetta,and partly due to their type of polyphonic writing, which facilitates adaptation for keyboard and lute. A concluding discussion focuses on imitations that northern-European composers made based on Macque’s pieces reissued by Phalèse. |
