Che fa oggi il mio sole (Luca Marenzio)

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• (Posted 2020-05-03)  CPDL #58429:     

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 #34088:       

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-03).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 72 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.

General Information

Title: Che fa oggi il mio sole
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist:

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1580 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 7
    2nd published: 1583 in Harmonia celeste (ed. Andreas Pevernage), Edition 1, no. 15
    3rd published: 1584 in Spoglia amorosa (Scotto), no. 24, p. 26
    4th published: 1588 (September) in Gemma musicalis liber primus (ed. Friedrich Lindner), no. 32
    5th published: 1588 (October) in Musica Transalpina (ed. Nicholas Yonge) – in English translation, Edition 1, no. 27
    6th published: 1589 in Harmonia celeste (ed. Andreas Pevernage), Edition 2, no. 15
    7th published: 1592 in Pratum musicum (ed. Emanuel Adriaenssen) – arr. for two voices and lute, Edition 2, no. 30
    8th published: 1605 in Nervi d'Orfeo (ed. Jacopo Graswinkel), no. 5
    9th published: 1606 in Hortus musicalis (ed. Michael Herrer) – sacred contrafact, Book 1, no. 10
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Italian text

Che fa oggi il mio sole,
Che fa'l mio canto e'l suono,
Che non cantan di lei la gloria e'l nome?
Or queste mie viole
E questi fior gli dono,
Che ne facci corona alle sue chiome.