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Nicholas Yonge (c.
1560 – buried
October 23,
1619) was an
English singer and publisher. He is most famous for publishing the
Musica transalpina (
1588), a collection of
Italian madrigals with their words translated into English. This proved to be explosively popular, beginning (or fueling) a vogue for madrigal composing and singing in England which lasted into the first two decades of the
17th century. Indeed, William Heather, founder of the music chair at Oxford University, included the book in his portrait, painted c. 1627, confirming the longevity of
Musica transalpina's influence and popularity.
Musica transalpina contains 57 separate pieces by 18 composers, with
Alfonso Ferrabosco (the elder) having the most, and
Luca Marenzio second most. Ferrabosco was living in England until 1578, which could explain the large number of his compositions in the book; he was relatively unknown in Italy.
In
1597 Yonge published a second book (
Musica transalpina: the Second Booke of Madrigalles, ... translated out of Sundrie Italian Authors). Composers such as
John Wilbye and
Thomas Weelkes used the pieces in both collections as models for their work.
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