Madonna mia gentil (Luca Marenzio)

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• (Posted 2020-05-03)  CPDL #58433:     

Editor: Marcos Mato (submitted 2020-05-03).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 47 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

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• (Posted 2015-01-03)  CPDL #34091:       

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-03).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 68 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.

General Information

Title: Madonna mia gentil
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist:

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1580 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 10
    2nd published: 1585 in Symphonia angelica (ed. Hubert Waelrant), Edition 1, no. 18
    3rd published: 1590 in The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished (Thomas Watson) – English contrafact, no. 16
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Italian text

Madonna mia gentil, ringrazio Amore
Che tolto m’abbia il core
Dandolo a voi ch’avete
Non sol beltà ma sete
Ornata di virtù tal che m’avviso
Stando in terra godere il Paradiso.