Il primo libro contains 14 five-voice madrigals and an eight-voice dialogue by Ricci, and two madrigals by Alberto Ghirlinzoni, who is only known from this publication. The texts are by Torquato Tasso, Giovanni Battista Guarini, and Antonio Ongaro, all of whom were associated with the academy of Cardinal Cinzio Aldobrandini.
The first book contains 14 five-voice madrigals and an eight-voice dialogue by Ricci, along with two madrigals by Alberto Ghirlinzoni, who is only known from this publication. The texts are attributed to Torquato Tasso, Giovanni Battista Guarini, and Antonio Ongaro, all of whom were associated with Cardinal Cinzio Aldobrandini's academy.