The Frescobaldi Thematic Catalogue Online
CANZONI (1645)
The CANZONI (1645) were published posthumously, and in his preface, the publisher Alessandro Vincenti states that he obtained the pieces only after the composer’s death. He designated the volume as Libro IV, perhaps thinking of the Recercari et canzoni of 1615 and the ensemble canzoni published in 1628 and 1634. Some have questioned the connection between Frescobaldi and these canzonas because of a number of anomalous features [Silbiger (1980-1), 188-189], but most scholars accept them as authentic.
