Madonna un tuo sospiro (Tomaso Pecci)

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• (Posted 2024-01-23)  CPDL #78857:       

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2024-01-23).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 313 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The original is in d-minor. In order to make it suitable for SATTB I have transposed a fourth down to a-minor.

General Information

Title: Madonna un tuo sospiro
Composer: Tomaso Pecci
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1602 in Il primo libro de madrigali a 5, no. 1
Description: 

Original text and translations

Italian text

Madonna un tuo sospiro,
Uccide'l mio martiro,
Ma se lieta respiri e d'Amor schiva
Sdegni la face e'l dardo invida sorte.
Il mio martir s'avviva,
Ch'ad un sospir respiro
E'ad un respir' sospiro,
E chieggio morte.