Alessandro Striggio

Italian composer

Alessandro Striggio (c. 1536/1537 – 29 February 1592) was an Italian composer, instrumentalist and diplomat of the Renaissance. He composed numerous madrigals as well as dramatic music, and by combining the two, became the inventor of madrigal comedy. His compositions include the monumental Missa sopra Ecco sì beato giorno for up to 60 voices, rediscovered in 2005 after being lost for 400 years.

His son, also named Alessandro Striggio, wrote the libretto for Monteverdi's Orfeo.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Altr'io Che Queste Spighe
  • Caro Dolce Ben Mio
  • Chi farà fed' al cielo
  • D'ogni Gratia Et D'amor
  • Ecce beatam lucem à 40
  • Ecco ch'io lass'il core
  • Eran ninfe e pastori
  • Fuggi, Spene Mia
  • Miser'oimè
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno"
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno": Agnus Dei I
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno": Agnus Dei II
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno": Benedictus
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno": Credo
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno": Gloria
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno": Kyrie
  • Missa "Ecco sì beato giorno": Sanctus
  • Nasce la pena mia
  • O De La Bella Etruria Invitto Duce
  • O Giovenil Ardire
  • Spem In Alium