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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of images; Abbreviations; Notes to the reader; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 L'Orsa e la Colonna : the patronage of Felice Orsini and Marco Antonio II Colonna; Felice alta Colonna : the madrigal in Colonna-Orsini's circle; Pietro Vinci and Colonna's patronage in Sicily; Dell'Arpa and the villanella in casa Colonna; Appendix A; 2 Paolo Giordano I Orsini as patron of music; Del Tebro e d'Arno : the Roman-Florentine network; Cantar alla napoletana : Neapolitan musicians at the Orsini court.
  • 3 Il refugio delle muse: poetry and music at the court of Virginio Orsini, second Duke of BraccianoThe Orsini-Medici connection; Luca Marenzio at the Orsini court; Poetry and monody in Orsini's circle; Appendix B; 4 Gloriosa orsa latina: the patronage of Paolo Giordano II Orsini, third Duke of Bracciano; Musici di corte; Non-salaried musicians (1626-1635); Andrea Fei stampatore ducale; In search of giovani virtuosi; The late years (1644-1656); Appendix C; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.