The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #171877   Message #4158364
Posted By: Jack Campin
22-Nov-22 - 08:52 AM
Thread Name: Identify tune??
Subject: RE: Identify tune??
The oldest known version of that tune is "La Mantovana" published by Gasparo Zanetti in 1645. It's quite possible that all of the dozens of later variants derive from that one starting point.