Spesso il canto ad amare (Orazio Griffi)
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- Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2022-11-19). Score information: A4, 14 pages, 317 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A semi-diplomatic edition: Scores for Voices (both in original key and transposed down to accomodate performance with the Cembalo or lute intavolations), The Gravicembalo intavolation and the intavolation for lute (both in the Italian tablature of the source and transcripted to French tablature) are included. (MXL file includes practical edition only).
General Information
Title: Spesso il canto ad amare
Composer: Orazio Griffi
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1591 in Canzonette a quattro voci (ed. Simone Verovio), no. 7
2nd published: 1597 in Canzonette a quattro voci (Giacomo Vincenti), no. 10
Description: A Canzonetta from Simone Verovio's Canzonetta à quatro voci... 1591. The printed source contains parts for the voices, an intavolation for Gravicambalo and an intavolation for lute in Italian tablature. The Voice parts are notated in Chiavetti (g, c2, c3, c4) in C. The intavolation for Gravicembalo is notated in F and the lute will also be in F when played on the common lute in G. The first verse is underlaid in the voices parts and three more verses printed after the music.
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Spesso il canto ad amare
move il Delfin nel mare
Ond' al lito ne viene
Per temprar le sue pene,
E sopra gl'arboscelli
Cantando ancor gl'augelli
Sol per scemar l'ardore
Che in loro accende Amore
E i travagliati amanti
Con dolci suoni e canti
Hanno spesso piugato
Donne, don lello ingrato
Se dunque il dolce canto
Giova à gl'amanti tanto
Ogni amante si dia
Alla dolce Harmonia