Before Monteverdi's 8th Book of Madrigals--the Songs of Love and War--revolutionized music on the cusp of the Baroque in 1638, composers of previous generations depicted their own scenes of passionate devotion and thrilling combat. Acclaimed early vocal ensemble Exsultemus presents seductive settings of the Song of Songs; intricate mass movements based on the supremely popular 15th-century L'homme arme tune; heartfelt chansons and madrigals; and Janequin's La Guerre, an outstanding musical reenactment of the 1515 battle of Marignan.