Competition, Cultural Geography, and Tonal Space in the Book of Madrigals L'amorosa Ero (1588).

The article presents an examination into the music collected in the 16th-century Italian madrigal anthology "L'amorosa Ero," by the Brescian Count Marc'Antonio Martinengo di Villachiara. An historical overview of the volume's context is given including details of the musical culture of Italy at the time and the author's life as a music patron. A comparison is then given between the several composers featured in the anthology, including Alfonso Ferabosco, Claudio Merulo, and Antonio Morsolino.