Tirsi morir volea (Luca Marenzio)

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• (Posted 2020-05-03)  CPDL #58426:     

Editor: Marcos Mato (submitted 2020-05-03).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 83 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Motet in three parts

• (Posted 2015-01-03)  CPDL #34085:    1p:   2p:   3p:    

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-03).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 119 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.

• (Posted 2013-09-10)  CPDL #30099:        (Finale 2004)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2013-09-10).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 157 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Tirsi morir volea
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Giovanni Battista Guarini

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1580 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 5
    2nd published: 1583 in Harmonia celeste (ed. Andreas Pevernage), Edition 1, no. 18
    3rd published: 1584 in Spoglia amorosa (Scotto), no. 22-23, p. 24
    4th published: 1588 (September) in Gemma musicalis liber primus (ed. Friedrich Lindner), no. 30
    5th published: 1588 (October) in Musica Transalpina (ed. Nicholas Yonge) – in English translation, Edition 1, no. 16–18
    6th published: 1589 in Harmonia celeste (ed. Andreas Pevernage), Edition 2, no. 18
    7th published: 1592 in Pratum musicum (ed. Emanuel Adriaenssen) – arr. for two voices and lute, Edition 2, no. 25
    8th published: 1606 in Hortus musicalis (ed. Michael Herrer) – sacred contrafact, Book 1, no. 14
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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Tirsi morir volea.