Era la mia virtù (Alessandro Striggio)

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• (Posted 2018-11-15)  CPDL #52017:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-15).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 75 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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• (Posted 2013-09-22)  CPDL #30176:      (XML)

Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2013-09-22).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 92 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The source (MusicXML) file is zipped.

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Title: Era la mia virtù
Composer: Alessandro Striggio

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1560 in Primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 11
Description: The notes' values are as in the manuscript. The “musica ficta” suggestion are in the MIDI and MusicXML files.

Original text and translations

Italian text

Era la mia virtu quasi smarrita
Quando con la sua man Amor istesso
Fece'i miei labri a quei bei labri'appresso
E là subito corse l'anima
E stet'in forse
O di tornar o pur da me partire
Poi mi sentì morire.