Ippolita gentil (Vincenzo Galilei)

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• (Posted 2023-08-06)  CPDL #74758:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-08-06).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 59 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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General Information

Title: Ippolita gentil
Composer: Vincenzo Galilei
Lyricist: Vincenzo Galilei
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1587 in Il secondo libro de madrigali a 4 et a 5 voci, Venice: Gardano, no. 1
Description: This piece, a musical dedication to Ippolita Zeferini, daughter of a friend of Galilei who had just taken the veil, is written in a strict canon based off the alto part.

Original text and translations

Italian text Ippolita gentil, saggia e pudica, di verità, di fede, e d'amor tempio.

English translation Gentle Ippolita, wise and chaste, a temple of true, of faith, and of love. Translation by Allen Garvin