Arcadelt wrote over 200 madrigals before he left Italy in 1551 to return to France, where he spent the remainder of his life; his numerous chansons date from this and subsequent years.
Arcadelt wrote over 200 madrigals before he left Italy in 1551 to return to France. Probably around 1553 he moved to France, where he spent the remainder of his life; his numerous chansons date from this and subsequent years.