There are no relevant data on the life of Vincenzo Komnen of Dubrovnik. In his romanticised (auto)biography we find three madrigals on the same text ´Vaghe Nimfeª which represent the only preserved piece of music in Dubrovnik from this period. An interesting personality connected with Dubrovnik is Vinzenzo Comnen (also known as Vincentius Comnenus and Vinćenc Komnen). He was born in the small village of Slani in Istria, near Ragusa under the family name Piranese. According to the abbot of Naples, Lorenzo Miniatti (Venice 1663), Comnen was born in Naples in 1590. He was educated at the Roman Jesuit College as a magister of philosophy and theology, but then joined the Dominicans. After completing his studies in the Spanish city of Salomanca he went to Rome and later to Naples where he became a professor of philosophy. Also, there he changed his last name from Piranese to Comnen. By this, he announced himself an ancestor of the royal family from Constantinople. An assignment of his order sent him to Spain, where he became the padre of the invincible Spanish Armada during the reign of Philip I and Philip II. As a missionary, he also visited Japan. He returned to Dubrovnik briefly in 1660, and a year later went on to Naples, where he died in 1667. Comnen’s three madrigals were all composed to the same text and were dedicated to Philip IV. They represent the pearls of the composer’s art and testify his skills in presenting the solemn tone of the verses in soft, melodious notes, and in a natural harmonious flow. Vaghe ninfe e voi tritoni che tra alge ogn’ hor brillate qui sorgete, qui cantate felicissimi canzoni <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Vincenzo+Komnen">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.