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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.

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Composer: Antonio Barré
Format: Staff
Language: Italian
Pages: 45 pages
This edition was prepared by Gerhard Weydt — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.

Amor la bella face by Antonio Barré — Lyrics

Amor, la bella face, Di cui nutriv‘il cuore All‘apparir del suo divin‘ardore, Hor fieramente mi destrugg’e sface. Onde poi ch’a te piace ch’io di mia vit’in forse Narri com’in divin celeste fuoco venne l’alto desio voland’ a porse Da quei begl’occh’un poco, Dittami tu com’habbia post’il cielo spirto divin sotto corporeo velo. Tu vedi ben’hor come Quanto di fuor si vede, Et quanto dentr’all’alm’ascoso siede, Conviens’al suo divin celeste nome Che l’auree crespe chiome in cui t’avolgi e strigni E allacci ogn’alma che da te s’asconde, E i dolci rai da cui ferend’insegni come s’arda fra l’onde, Et quanto mostr’il vel’ et quanto serra, Cosa non ha che l’assomigli in terra.
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About Amor la bella face

Antonio Barré’s Amor la bella face is a secular madrigal for SSAATB voices. The Italian text expresses the pain of unrequited love, where the beloved's beauty, once a source of nourishment, now brings destruction. The poet questions Love itself, asking how such divine desire could have arisen from those eyes. The words explore the duality of outward appearance and inner feeling, and the overwhelming power of love, suggesting that nothing on earth can compare to its divine celestial nature. Barré’s setting would have been intended for skilled amateur or professional singers of the Renaissance.