Giovanni Gabrieli’s Canzona Per Sonare No. 1 “La Spiritata”, is one of many canzonas Giovanni Gabrieli composed throughout his lifetime. Canzona No. 1, was initially published as a part of a collection of canzonas which contained works by Gabrieli, Girolamo Frescobaldi and others. Giovanni Gabrieli was fascinated by the acoustical resonance of voices and instruments within cathedral spaces.