Lassus: Matona Mia Cara à4 (viols)

A broadly comic piece in which a lanzo (mercenary) with a German accent crudely serenades his chosen victim.
(Lasso’s name appears in many spellings, often changed depending on the place in which his music was being performed or published. In addition to Orlando di Lasso, variations include Orlande de Lassus, Roland de Lassus, Orlandus Lassus, Orlande de Lattre and Roland de Lattre.)