Poi che l'alto valore (Giulio Renaldi)
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- Editor: Gerhard Weydt (submitted 2020-11-12). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 196 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The mp3 file first presents the first madrigal, i. e. the first four voices of the edition, then at around 1:59 the second (voices 5 - 8), then, at around 3:58, the combination of all 8 voices.
General Information
Title: Poi che l'alto valore
Composer: Giulio Renaldi
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4,8vv Voicings: SATB, SATB.SATB or STTB.SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1569 Di Giulio Renaldi padoano il primo libro de madrigali a quatro voci, con un madregale due volte a quatro... (Antonio Gardano, Venice, 1569)
Description: This piece consists of two settings of the same text, each for four voices, which can be sung separately, but it is also possible to add voices from one to the other and, consequently, both settings can be sung together as a madrigal for eight voices.
In the words of the composer: “un madregale due volte a quatro & si può giugnere quale parte piace di l‘uno all‘altro & anco si può cantare a otto”.
The madrigal is dedicated "To the illustrious lady, the Countess of Sala". Barbara Sanseverino (1550 - 1612) married the count Giberto IV Sanvitale of Sala Baganza. She was renowned for her beauty, Torquato Tasso wrote a poem praising her hair. She was 19 years old when Renaldi's collection appeared, and already had a son.
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Original text and translations
Italian text All‘illustre Signora Contessa di Sala |
German translation Der vortrefflichen Frau Gräfin von Sala
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English translation To the illustrious lady, the Countess of Sala
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