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Amore langueo (1624)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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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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Amore langueo (1624) by Giulio San Pietro del Negro — Lyrics
Amore langueo, dilecta mea.
Deficit anima, sponsa mea.
Aperi mihi, columba mea, formosa mea,
speciosa mea, immaculata mea.
Amore langueo, dilecta mea.
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About Amore langueo (1624)
Giulio San Pietro del Negro’s Amore langueo paints a vivid spiritual scene. The composer sets a text that speaks of a soul yearning, languishing with love, and describing the beloved as a dove, beautiful and immaculate. This solo motet for soprano voice in Latin explores themes of intense spiritual longing, with imagery of the head filled with dew and the speaker feeling near death. Composed in 1624, this sacred work would offer a poignant and expressive solo opportunity for a discerning choir director seeking a piece that conveys deep devotional emotion through its evocative text and melodic potential.
