O che felice giorno (Giovanni Gabrieli)
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- Editor: Gerhard Weydt (submitted 2021-07-17). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 172 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: In many parts the work appears to be written for double choir, but as there is no indication of that in the sources, the edition presents the work without such a separation.
General Information
Title: O che felice giorno
Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli
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Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1596 Madrigali a otto voci (Pierre Phalèse)
2nd published: 1597 Fiori del Giardino
Description: Francesco Rasi's "O che felice giorno" uses a nearly identical opening phrase, albeit with a text continuing differently.
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Original text and translations
Italian text O che felice giorno |
German translation Oh welch glücklicher Tag
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English translation O succh a happy day
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