| First Publication | 1584 in Madrigali a 5 voci, Libro 2 |
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| Genre Categories | Madrigals; For 5 voices; For unaccompanied voices; |
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| Work Title | La verginella e simile alla rosa |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Mosto, Giovanni Battista |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IGM 3 |
| Key | F major |
| First Publication. | 1584 in Madrigali a 5 voci, Libro 2 |
| Librettist | Lodovico Ariosto (1474–1533) |
| Language | Italian |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
| Piece Style | Renaissance |
| Instrumentation | SATTB voices |
This sets ottava 42 of canto I of Orlando Furioso. It is the single most popular ottava of that epic for madrigal settings, with more than two dozen extant examples from the 16th century.