Fifth part of the total number of madrigal books Monteverdi The eight Madrigal books published in Monteverdi's lifetime Symbolize the transition from strict polyphony Of the Renaissance ("stile antico") to the extended Harmonious possibilities of the "nuova pratica" in the Baroque. The ninth book only appeared posthumously As a combination of earlier works of Monteverdi, the Still in the old style. Le Nuove Musiche and his Musical director Krijn Koetsveld are with the two- and Three - voice madrigals and canzonets of the ninth Almost at the end of their ambitious Project Monteverdi XL.