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Cantiam del Mincio
Staff Notation • Secular, Villanellas, Canzonette
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4 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Cantiam del Mincio by Giaches de Wert — Lyrics
Cantiam del Mincio1 su l’herbose rive
A l’apparir di questa bell’Aurora,
A la gentil leggiadra alma Leonora2.
Cantiam la gloria d’Arno3, il fiume altero,
Ch’a noi produsse questa nuova Dea,
Gioia e stupor à Dori, à Galatea4.
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About Cantiam del Mincio
Giaches de Wert was a Franco-Flemish composer active in Italy during the late Renaissance. His works often set Italian poetry. This secular piece, Cantiam del Mincio, is set for SSATT voices and belongs to the tradition of villanellas and canzonette, which were popular genres of Italian secular part-music. The text itself appears to be a celebration, praising the river Mincio and a woman named Leonora. It also refers to the Arno river and a "glorious and divine Name" along with its "blessed offspring, and virtue," suggesting a complex textual inspiration that blends pastoral imagery with perhaps more personal or civic praise.
