Questa di verde herbette (Luca Marenzio)

From ChoralWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Music files

L E G E N D Disclaimer How to download
ICON SOURCE
Icon_pdf.gif Pdf
Icon_snd.gif Midi
MusicXML.png MusicXML
File details.gif File details
Question.gif Help
  • (Posted 2020-05-03)  CPDL #58435:     
Editor: Marcos Mato (submitted 2020-05-03).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 52 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes:
  • (Posted 2015-01-03)  CPDL #34092:       
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-03).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 86 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.

General Information

Title: Questa di verdi erbette
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1580 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 12
    2nd published: 1590 in The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished (Thomas Watson) – English contrafact, no. 19
    3rd published: 1606 in Hortus musicalis (ed. Michael Herrer) – sacred contrafact, Book 1, no. 1
Description: 

External websites:

Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Questa di verdi erbette
E di novelli fior tessuta or ora
Vaga e gentil ghirlanda
Giovin pastor ti manda
L’amata e bella Flora,
Che con le sue caprette
Sta in riva al Tebro soggiornando e dice,
Ch’ivi or t’aspetta e ti vo’ far felice.