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Balletto de la Bellezza le Dovute Lodi
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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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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Balletto de la Bellezza le Dovute Lodi by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
De la bellezza le dovute lodi
celebriam con lieto canto
e tu Ciprign'intanto
de tuoi prieghi altera godi.
Godi pur ch'alta vittoria
si prepara a meriti tuoi
onde chiara ogi fra noi
splenderai per nuova gloria.
E' la bellezza un raggio
de la celeste luce
che quasi un Sol di Maggio
temprat'ardor n'adduce.
Quinci nel nostro core
nascono i fìor d'amore.
Chi di tal lume non splend'ornato
dirsi beato in van presume
che' vil tesoro son gemm'et oro
e valor cade contro beltade.
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About Balletto de la Bellezza le Dovute Lodi
Monteverdi's Balletto de la Bellezza le Dovute Lodi is a secular Italian madrigal for two sopranos and bass. The music opens with a delightful interplay between the voices, reflecting the text's celebration of beauty. The words praise beauty as a divine ray, a sun-like warmth that inspires love in the heart. They argue that true blessedness comes from being adorned with this inner light, for earthly treasures like gems and gold pale in comparison to true loveliness. Even mighty Hercules and Mars, the gods of war, are shown to be overcome by beauty, yielding their strength and fury to the power of love. This piece offers a charming and eloquent musical setting of Renaissance ideals.
