The Boat of Venetia for Padua was first printed in Venice, l’any 1605, For Ricciardo Amadino. It is the seventh anthology of profane music by Adrian Banchieri, An Olivetian monk of Sant Miquel at the Bosco Monastery of Bologna, one of the most well -known and theoretical composers of music of the early 17th century. Among Banchieri's works that are often defined as madrigales comedies, The boatstands out for its rich and complex narrative framework, that surrounds the pieces of music. This fantastic mini madrigalesca mini opera, in which humor is almost always present, contains a multitude of various characters, divided into ships and passenger interlocutors.
Although the version that has come to us is incomplete, The work was first published in Venice the 1605. We will listen to the work based on a new edition, published the 1623, which presents notable differences with respect to the first, especially in the incorporation of continuous bass. With regard to general disposition, The first eight numbers and the last two are kept in the same position. Initially, Between these were two closed scenes, which were later merged into one in the second version, that is to say, First five madrigals in a row, and then rizzoline episode. Madrigals were reduced to four, of which only two belong to the first edition, and are arranged differently. L’Em scene of Rizzolina, for his part, was slightly expanded. Besides, You can see deep modifications in the text and in the musical structure of the pieces. Interspersed in the work, We will listen to Castello instrumental pieces, Marini, Mainerio, Gabrielli I Creshobaldi, All published in Venice around Banchieri's editing date.
