The music of this intermezzo was by Malvezzi, who was a distinguished madrigalist.

The last intermezzo was also arranged by Rinuccini and its music was by Cavaliere.

In this the poet divided the muses into three groups, in order to give antiphonal effect to their songs.

He combined the episodes so as to furnish the musician with the motives for a dance and in a manner permit of the use of numerous and varied instruments, from the organ to the Spanish guitar.

Probably this ballet morceau was one of the first of many medleys of national character dances so familiar now to the operatic stage.[33] [Footnote 33: This account is taken from Bastiano de' Rossi's "Descrizione dell' apparato e degli intermedi fatti per la commedia rappresentata in Firenze nello nozze del serenissimo D.Ferdinando Medici," etc.