Chiare, fresche et dolci acque (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2025-01-09)  CPDL #83340:     

Editor: Mats Lillhannus (submitted 2025-01-09).   Score information: A4, 14 pages, 265 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed a 5th down.

• (Posted 2025-01-09)  CPDL #83339:       

Editor: Mats Lillhannus (submitted 2025-01-09).   Score information: A4, 14 pages, 265 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original key and note values.

General Information

Title: Chiare, fresche et dolci acque
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lyricist: Francesco Petrarca
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1558 in Secondo libro delle muse a quattro voci (Barré), Edition 1, no. 23
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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Chiare, fresche et dolci acque. vv.1-5 (omitting the final three lines of the poem.)