Il bianco e dolce cigno (Jacques Arcadelt)

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(Posted 2019-12-24) CPDL #56397:

Editor: Maia McCormick (submitted 2019-12-24). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 62 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SATB, in G major, note values halved. Rebarred for text stresses. Contains rehearsal letters, translations.

(Posted 2019-01-15) CPDL #52930:

Original key (F):

Transposed up a tone (G):

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2019-01-15). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 73 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from 1558 Gardano edition. (In 3 places the text underlay differs from the 1539 first edition.) Original note values. Italian spelling modernised ("et" has been replaced by "ed"). Alto in tenor clef.

(Posted 2018-11-22) CPDL #52296:

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 408 kB Copyright: CC BY NC

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(Posted 2017-04-04) CPDL #43879:

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-04-04). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 47 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SATB version, transposed up a tone to G, with note values halved.

(Posted 2017-03-19) CPDL #43644:

Editor: Casey Rule (submitted 2017-03-19). Score information: Letter (landscape), 4 pages, 65 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Transcribed for modern notation. Includes piano reduction.

(Posted 2017-01-18) CPDL #42696: Transposed edition and Part Midis and Mp3s Available

Editor: Monique Rio (submitted 2017-01-18). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 313 kB Copyright: CC BY 4.0

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bar 25, Tenor, the last minim should be C instead of D. See the discussion page for full description.

(Posted 2013-06-22) CPDL #29481:

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2013-06-22). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 61 kB Copyright: Personal

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(Posted 2012-01-18) CPDL #25395:

Editor: Johannes Becker (submitted 2012-01-18). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 77 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed to g major. Voices crossed twice to ease SATB performance.

(Posted 2011-10-01) CPDL #24643:

Editor: Edward Tambling (submitted 2011-10-01). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 52 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: In original key (and in original note values) for ATTB.

(Posted 2011-09-07) CPDL #24380:

Editor: Kenji Yamamoto (submitted 2011-09-07). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 130.3 kB Copyright: CC BY 3.0 Unported

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(Posted 2009-04-15) CPDL #19267:

Editor: Burkhart M. Schürmann (submitted 2009-04-15). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 36 kB Copyright: CPDL

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(Posted 2005-08-30) CPDL #09310:

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 29 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: NoteWorthy Composer file may be viewed and printed with NoteWorthy Composer Viewer.

(Posted 2004-02-20) CPDL #06735:

Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20). Score information: 42 x 59 cm, 3 pages, 86 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer. All scores available in Scorch format, some are also available as PDF files.

(Posted 2005-08-15) CPDL #08833: PDF, MIDI, & ABC Plus files

Editor: Guido Gonzato (submitted 2005-08-15). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 59 kB Copyright: Personal

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(Posted 2002-06-11) CPDL #03664: PDF, MIDI, & NoteWorthy Composer files

Editor: Marco Gallo (submitted 2002-06-11). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 42 kB ;Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: listed alphabetically by composer.

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bar 6, Alto should be D D F (instead of D E F); Bar 22 (2nd page Bar 4), Alto should be F G F E (instead of G A G E) See the discussion page for full description.

(Posted 2000-02-21) CPDL #00688: (Finale 1998)

Editor: Andre (submitted 2000-02-21). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 116 kB Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Il bianco e dolce cigno
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt
Lyricist: Giovanni Guidiccioni

Number of voices: 4vv Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1539 in Il primo libro de' madrigali a 4 voci, no. 1.01
2nd published: 1544 in Dialogo della musica (Antonfrancesco Doni), no. 5
3rd published: 1843 in Recueil des morceaux de musique ancienne, Volume 5, no. 55
4th published: 1900 in Ausgewählte Madrigale und mehrstimmige Gesänge , Book II, no. 1
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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Il bianco e dolce cigno.