The remarkable Capricci a due stromenti cioe tiorba e tiorbino e per sonar solo varie sorti di balli e fantasticarie (1622) is a stunning work of art, hand engraved by the composer, singer, theorbo virtuoso, poet, and artist Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580–1649). It unites Castaldi’s own allegorical poetry and resplendent visual artistry with highly refined, internationally sophisticated, and often virtuosic music for theorbo, including some of the very earliest single-movement sonatas and the only ...