Occhi lucenti e belli / O eyes of lucent beauty
Edition
Ref. :
Shawnee A-975
(11 p.)
, "Dartmouth Collegium Musicum, Series 3: Music of the late Renaissance"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Zimmerman, Franklin B.
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Copyright :
Trustees of Dartmouth College
Description
Text in:
Italian
; English
Epoque:
16th century
(1550-1599)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Madrigal
Mood of the piece:
impassioned ; serene
Type of Choir:
SATTB (5 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
G minor
Duration:
3.5 min.
Musicological Sources:
No. 12 of "Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali à cinque voci" (Venice: Gardano, 1582)
Source of text:
"Rime e lettere di Veronica Gambara" Raccolte da Felice Rizzardi; Brescia: dalle stampe di Giammaria Rizzardi, 1759, p. 14