Caldara, Antonio: Madrigali a 4 voci e 5 voci (Vienna, 1731)

Antonio Caldara: (b Venice, ?1671; d Vienna, 28 Dec 1736). Italian composer. He was one of the most prolific among an unusually productive generation of composers and contributed to the rapid evolution of Italian vocal music, carrying its late stage to Vienna and there effecting an amalgam of Italian and German styles.