Amor io non mi pento

Tiburtio Massaino was a prolific composer of Italian madrigals during the late Renaissance. This secular work for SATB voices exemplifies the genre's typical focus on expressive text setting. The Italian lyrics speak of love, with the singer expressing no regret for being wounded by Cupid's arrow, finding delight in even the smallest pleasures of love. Massaino's setting likely reflects these sentiments through intricate polyphony and a clear declamation of the words, characteristic of the period's secular part-music.