Bramo veder un dì per mia vendetta

Part of a collection of secular Italian madrigals, this piece from the Renaissance sets a text expressing passionate, even vengeful, desire. The poet yearns to see their heart, wounded by unrequited love, exact retribution upon the beloved. The singer imagines a swift, piercing blow, not a fleeting dart, as their love is clearly not returned by someone who, they claim, is the cruelest person the sun has ever shone upon. This setting for SATB voices would suit a concert programme of Renaissance part-music, where dramatic textual expression is valued.