# Jacques Arcadelt — Every Record We Rank

Jacques Arcadelt appears once in our Renaissance list, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Renaissance
- **Year:** 1538
- **Highest placing:** No. 7 in Renaissance
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/jacques-arcadelt/

## Appears on

### [Il bianco e dolce cigno](https://waxonia.com/track/jacques-arcadelt--il-bianco-e-dolce-cigno/)

*1538 · No. 7 in [Renaissance](https://waxonia.com/genre/renaissance/)*

The madrigal that taught Italy what a madrigal was. Four voices, a swan, a pun about dying, and word-painting so deft it stops feeling like a technique.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jacques%20Arcadelt%20Il%20bianco%20e%20dolce%20cigno) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=t54Gm5sjJC4)

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