Amor i' parto

This expressive Italian madrigal for SSATB voices captures the pain of a lover’s departure. The text, by Giovanni Battista Guarini, laments that the beloved rejoices in the lover's suffering and remains unmoved by their anguish. Savioli’s music vividly portrays the lover’s internal conflict and profound sorrow, contrasting the sting of love’s torment with the even sharper pain of the beloved’s indifference. The setting demands sensitive interpretation to convey the emotional intensity of this secular Renaissance part-song.