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Che giova haver d'ogni bellezza il fiore
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.
SATB · Willem Verkaik
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Che giova haver d'ogni bellezza il fiore by Antonio Morari — Lyrics
Che giova aver d'ogni bellezz'il fiore
e nel bel viso un sol che'l mondo illustri?
splender di nobiltà, di vero onore
e titoli portar chiari ed illustri?
L'animo ornar di senno e di valore
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About Che giova haver d'ogni bellezza il fiore
Antonio Morari's setting of Che giova haver d'ogni bellezza il fiore is a four-part Italian madrigal. The music opens with a clear, imitative texture, with voices entering in succession to develop the musical material. The composer skilfully crafts homophonic passages to highlight key textual moments and drives the music forward with rhythmic vitality. The text, drawn from Guarini, poses a series of rhetorical questions about the true value of beauty, nobility, and skill when faith is absent. Morari's madrigal explores these themes with contrasts between homophonic declamation and more imitative writing, creating a dynamic and engaging musical statement.
