composer
Giaches de Wert (1535-1596) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy. His name is especially connected with the development of the late Renaissance madrigal (seconda prattica). He ...
related works
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK
Metamorphosen : opus 4, voor kamerkoor, 1981/83 / Marc van Delft
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
6sopr 4alt 4ten 5bas
Deuntje : aan mr. Cornelis Tymensz. Padbrué, (1952) / [tekst] (J. van den Vondel), Jan van Dijk
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir; Vocal Ensemble (2-12)
Scoring:
2sopr 2alt 2ten 2bas / 2GK4
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK
composition
The Second Book of 'Flower' Madrigals : for 5-7 voices / Giaches de Wert on poems by Francesco Petrarca; transcribed and edited by Cees Wagemakers
Other authors:
Petrarca, Francesco
(librettist)
Wagemakers, Cees
(editor)
Contains:
Qual dopi il giorni (2’15”)
Amor, io fallo - Però, s’ oltra suo stil’ ella s’ aventa (3’30”)
Quand’ io mi volgo indietro - Io mi riscuot’ e trovo sì nudo (6’15”)
Accenda i cor a l’ arme - Che nel mezzo del fum’ al ferr’ al foco (4’)
Il Triunfo d’ Amore, Capitolo Iº:
Nel tempo che rinov’ i miei sospiri - Vago d’ udir (13’20”)
Voi ch’ ascoltat’ in rime - Ma ben veggi’ hor (4’15”)
Giunto m’ ha Amor - Nulla posso levar io (4’30”)
Far potess’ io vendetta - L’ alma, cui morte (4’45”)
Dura legge d’ Amor - So come sta tra fior’ ascoso l’ angue (4’15”)
Superbi colli e voi sacre ruine - Così, se bel col tempo (4’)
Cantai, hor piango - Tengan dunque ver me l’ usato stile (5’)
I’ vo piangendo - Si che, s’ io vissi in guerr’ et in tempesta (4’15”)
Lasso che mal accorto fui - Da hora innanzi (3’45”)
Description:
The Secondo Libro de Madrigali del Fiore contains 11 madrigals for 5 voices, one for 6, and one for 7 voices. This last one is the first chapter of a monumental poem (Il Triunfo d’ Amore) by Francesco Petrarca , who is the author for all the other poems - mostly sonnets - in this book. De Wert left out the middle part of this poem. Even so, it is nearly 14 minutes long, and mostly homophonic. It breathes a lulling and hypnotizing atmosphere, unlike all the other madrigals in this album. A fascinating piece of music indeed.
Cees Wagemakers, 2018