Mentre il lauro gentil (Claudio Merulo)

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• (Posted 2016-08-09)  CPDL #40692:          (Finale 2014)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2016-08-09).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 325 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down one note from A-minor.

• (Posted 2014-03-04)  CPDL #31409:      (XML)

Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2014-03-04).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 107 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The source (MusicXML) file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Mentre il lauro gentil
Composer: Claudio Merulo
Lyricist:

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1582 in Il Lauro secco (Vittorio Baldini), no. 13
Description: The notes' values, the accidentals and the colourings are as in the original edition. The “musica ficta” suggestions are in the MIDI and MusicXML files.

Original text and translations

Italian text

Mentre il lauro gentil da i rami d'oro,
Col suo rezzo, ristoro
Fece à me sol, dal ciel gl'impetrai vita:
Ma poi ch'al caldo altrui porge anco aita,
Non più, non più stia in vita:
Ma gli levi Aquilon freddo ogni aita.