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A voi, mentre il mio core
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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A voi, mentre il mio core by Carlo Gesualdo — Lyrics
A voi, mentre il mio core
Con i sospiri miei, messagi suoi:
«Anima mia », vi dice, «ardo d’amore,
Anima mia, per voi d’amor io ardo»,
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About A voi, mentre il mio core
Carlo Gesualdo’s A voi, mentre il mio core is a secular madrigal for SSATB voices. The text expresses the singer’s fervent love, sending his sighs as messengers to his beloved. He declares his burning passion and implores her not to remain silent, but to respond with a look. Her reply, urging him to burn and die, reassures him that she too burns with love for him. This intimate dialogue, a hallmark of the madrigal genre, is set with Gesualdo’s characteristic harmonic intensity and expressive chromaticism, making it a challenging yet rewarding piece for accomplished choirs.
