Occhi lucenti e belli / O eyes of lucent beauty

Marenzio, Luca (1553-1599) [ Italy ]

Text by Gàmbara, Veronica (1485-1550) [Italy]
Adaptor of the text: Zimmerman, Franklin B. [USA]
Edition
Published by Dartmouth Publications [USA] , 1968
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
 

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