A typical feature of baroque art is the use of strong contrasts between light and shadow to achieve a sense of volume when depicting three-dimensional objects. We chose songs that show how, in a similar way, our emotional experience of music can be intensified by juxtaposing starkly contrasting moods, or opposing perspectives on the same subject. This is a concert of remarkable variety, featuring music by Tromboncino, Monteverdi, Merula, Dowland and Campion.