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Fiori musicali
Fiori musicali (""Musical Flowers"") is a collection of liturgical organ music by Girolamo Frescobaldi, first published in 1635. It contains three organ masses and two secular capriccios. Generally acknowledged as one of Frescobaldi's best works, "Fiori musicali" influenced composers during at least two centuries. Johann Sebastian Bach was among its admirers, and parts of it were included in the celebrated "Gradus ad parnassum", a highly influential 1725 treatise by Johann Joseph Fux which was in use even in the
full title of Frescobaldi's work is "Fiori musicali di diverse compositioni, toccate, kyrie, canzoni, capricci, e recercari, in partitura". The "fiori musicali" bit was not uncommon in the early 17th century, used by composers such as Felice Anerio, Antonio Brunelli, Ercole Porta, Orazio Tarditi, and others.
Before "Fiori musicali", Frescobaldi seldom published liturgical music. It appeared only once, in "Secondo libro di toccate" of 1627; all other keyboard collections by the master concentrated