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risonavan per l'aer senza stelle, | |||
perciò ch'al cominzar ne lagrimai, | |||
Diverse lingue horribili favelle, | Diverse lingue horribili favelle, | ||
parole di dolor accenti d'ira, | |||
voci alt'e fiocche e suon di man con elle.}} | |||
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{{translation|English|There sighs, complaints, and ululations loud | {{translation|English|There sighs, complaints, and ululations loud | ||
resounded through the air without a star, | |||
whence I, at the beginning, wept thereat. | |||
Languages diverse, horrible dialects, | Languages diverse, horrible dialects, | ||
accents of anger, words of agony, | |||
and voices high and hoarse, with sound of hands. | |||
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-09-20). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 88 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
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General Information
Title: Quivi sospiri pianti ed alti guai
Composer: Giovanni Battista Mosto
Lyricist: Dante Alighieri
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1578 in Il primo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Venice: Girolamo Scotto press
Description: Mosto word-paints the phrase "diverse lingue orribili" by switching into a different mensuration for each of the 5 voices, creating a pseudo-cacophony for the space of a few breves.
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Original text and translations
Italian text Quivi sospir con pianti et alti guai, |
English translation There sighs, complaints, and ululations loud |