Qual vista sarà mai (Adrian Willaert)

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(Posted 2023-12-17) CPDL #78288:

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2023-12-17). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 101 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from 1544 pring. Original key and note values. Cantus and Altus in transposed violin clef.

General Information

Title: Qual vista sarà mai
Composer: Adrian Willaert
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: AATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1544 in Di Cipriano Il secondo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 27
2nd published: 1544 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, Edition 2, no. 22
Description: The cleffing and the actual range of the voices do not correspond. The cleffing is: C2, C3, C3, C4, F4. The Cantus (C2) and Altus (C3) has exactly the same range, the two voices in C3 clef have different ranges, whereas the Tenor (C3) and Quintus (C4) have almost the same range. Since the highest note of the Cantus is only a', but goes down to g, we put all the four upper voices in transposed violin clef.

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Original text and translations

Italian text

Qual vista sarà mai occhi miei lassi
Che vi dia pace alcuna
Mentre da voi quell' una donna lontana stassi?
Cor mio d'ogni amorosa altra mercede
Da te scacci ogni speme,
Serbi integra la fede
Ch'amor poss'e la tua donna insieme.
Per lei soffr'ogni scempio
Tal che tu si di vera fede esempio.