 among us moderns, James, King of Scotland, who not only composed many sacred pieces of vocal music, but also of himself invented a new kind of music, plaintive and melancholy, different from all others, in which he has been imitated by Carlo Gesualdo,...  Lives of Scottish Worthies - Page 75by Patrick Fraser Tytler - 1833Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Cooper Walker - 1815 - 430 pages
...plaintive " and melancholy, different from all other; in " which he has been imitated by Carlo Ge" sualdo, prince of Venosa, who, in our age, " has improved music with new and admirable * Lib. x. cop. 19. t Of the many editions which have appeared of the Pensieri, Muratori considers that... | |
 | Charles Mackie - Epitaphs - 1818 - 114 pages
...plaintive and melancholy, different from all others, in wliet he hut been imitated by Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, who in our age has improved music with new and admirable inventions." — Tassoni Pensicri diversi, libro x. cap. 23. " What an illustrious testimony," adds the learned... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - Poets, Scottish - 1821 - 414 pages
...plaintive and melanctuily, different from all others, in which he has been imitated by Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, who, in our age, has improved music with new and admirable inventions," (Pensieri Diversi, lib. 10.) From this statement it is plain, that at the time Tassoni wrote, James... | |
 | Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pages
...plaintive and melancholy, different from all others, in which he has been imitated by Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, who, in our age, has improved music with new and admirable inventions," (Pensieri Diversi, lib. 10.) From this statement it is plain, that at the time Tassoni wrote, James... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots, London - Authors, Scottish - 1822 - 458 pages
...plaintice and mehnwholy, different from all others, in which he has been imitated by Carlo Gcsualdo, Prince of Venosa, who, in our age, has improved music with new and admirable inventions," (Pensieri Diversi, lib. 10.) From this statement it is plain, that at the time Tassoni wrote, James... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - Poets, Scottish - 1822 - 414 pages
...melancholy, different from all others, in which he has been imitated by Carlo Gcsualdo, Prince of Veuosa, who, in our age, has improved music with new and admirable inventions," (Pensieri Diversi, lib. 10.) From this statement it is plain, that at the time Tassoni wrote, James... | |
 | James I (King of Scotland) - English language - 1825 - 308 pages
...ckoly, different from all other; in which he has ' been imitated by Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Ve' nosa, who in our age has improved music with ' new and admirable inventions.' f * Sir J. Hawkins, vol. 3. p. 212. f ' Noi ancora possiamo connumerar, tra nostri, Jacopo ' Re di... | |
 | James I (king of Scotland.) - 1825 - 306 pages
...choly, different from all other; in which he has ' been imitated by Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Ve' nosa, who in our age has improved music with ' new and admirable inventions.' f • >* Sir J. Hawkins, vol. 3. p. 242. j- ' Noi ancora possiamo connumerar, tra nostri, Jacopo '... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 370 pages
...plaintive and melancholy, different from all others, in which he has been imitated by Carlo Gessualdo, Prince of Venosa, who, in our age, has improved music with new and admirable inventions (Pensieri Diversi, lib. 10)." From this statement it is clear, that at the time Tassoni wrote, James... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1830 - 412 pages
...Italian poet, born at Modona in 1565; died in 160J. in which he has been imitated by Carlo Gesiialdo, Prince of Venosa, who, in our age, has improved music with new and admirable inventions."* Dr Burney, indeed, questions the accuracy of this account. He says, that after an attentive perusal... | |
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