Editing Claudio Monteverdi (section)

====Sixth book====
During his years in Venice Monteverdi published his sixth (1614), seventh (1619) and eighth (1638) books of madrigals. The sixth book consists of works written before the composer's departure from Mantua.<ref name= ChewVenice/> [[Hans Redlich]] sees it as a transitional work, containing Monteverdi's last madrigal compositions in the manner of the ''prima pratica'', together with music which is typical of the new style of expression which Monteverdi had displayed in the dramatic works of 1607–08.<ref>Redlich (1952), p. 76</ref> The central theme of the collection is loss; the best-known work is the five-voice version of the ''Lamento d'Arianna'', which, says Massimo Ossi, gives "an object lesson in the close relationship between monodic recitative and counterpoint".<ref name= Ossi107>Ossi (2007), pp. 107–108</ref> The book contains Monteverdi's first settings of verses by [[Giambattista Marino]], and two settings of [[Petrarch]] which Ossi considers the most extraordinary pieces in the volume, providing some "stunning musical moments".<ref name= Ossi107/>