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Original

Canzonette a tre. selections. Claudio Monteverdi. A Cappella sheet music. Intermediate.

Translation

Canzonette three. selections. Claudio Monteverdi. A Cappella sheet music. Intermediate.

Original

Canzonette a tre. selections. composed by Claudio Monteverdi. 1567-1643. For SSA choir. a cappella. Secular. Medium. Choral octavo. Text language. Italian. Published by Treble Clef Music Press. TC.TC-180. With Text language. Italian. Secular. These four songs describe the pangs of thwarted romantic love. torment, desire, and longing. The third may be the world's only love song declaring envy of a flea--including hopping rhythms. These songs include a wide range of Renaissance musical devices, including imitation, cadential suspensions, metric changes, and dance-like rhythms. Since they are short and strophic, they give your singers multiple chances of mastering idioms of Renaissance polyphony on a small scale. Il mio martir. My torment. SSA a cappella. duration. 1'40" x 4. range. g-g". difficulty. medium. Son quest'I crespi crini. These are the curly locks. SSA a cappella. duration. 0'56" x 4. range. f sharp - g". difficulty. medium. Godi pur del bel sen. Delight in the beautiful bosom. SSA a cappella. duration. 1'00" x 4. range. g-g". difficulty. medium. Hor care canzonette. Now dear canzonets. SSA a cappella. duration. 0'55" x 2. range. g-a". difficulty. medium.

Translation

Canzonette three. selections. composed by Claudio Monteverdi. 1567-1643. For SSA choir. a cappella. Secular. Medium. Choral octavo. Text language. Italian. Published by Treble Clef Music Press. TC.TC-180. With Text language. Italian. Secular. These four songs describe the pangs of thwarted romantic love. torment, desire, and longing. The third may be the world's only love song declaring envy of a flea--including hopping rhythms. These songs include a wide range of Renaissance musical devices, including imitation, cadential suspensions, metric changes, and dance-like rhythms. Since they are short and strophic, they give your singers multiple chances of mastering idioms of Renaissance polyphony on a small scale. My torment. My torment. SSA a cappella. duration. 1'40" x 4. range. g-g". difficulty. medium. Son quest'I frizzy mane. These are the curly locks. SSA a cappella. duration. 0'56" x 4. range. f sharp - g". difficulty. medium. Godi pur del bel sen. Delight in the beautiful bosom. SSA a cappella. duration. 1'00" x 4. range. g-g". difficulty. medium. Hor care canzonette. Now dear canzonets. SSA a cappella. duration. 0'55" x 2. range. g-a". difficulty. medium.