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Chiedendo un bascio
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Chiedendo un bascio by Andrea Gabrieli — Lyrics
Chiedendo un bascio alla mia cara Aminta,
sospirando ne stette un pezzo in forse,
Poi d’honesto rossor la faccia tinta,
La dolce bocca per basciar mi porse.
All’hor dal gran piacer l’anima vinta,
lasciando il petto, in ver le labbra corse
Ne qui fermòsi, che di novo spinta
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About Chiedendo un bascio
This enchanting Italian madrigal captures a tender moment of courtship. The text describes the singer asking his beloved, Aminta, for a kiss. After a moment of hesitant anticipation, blushing, she offers her sweet lips. The singer is overcome with pleasure, his soul 'conquered' and rushing towards her mouth. This SATTB setting vividly portrays the progression of emotion, from shy request to passionate embrace, and the lover's subsequent bewilderment and dependence on his beloved's affection. Andrea Gabrieli's setting of this amorous sonnet reflects the Renaissance ideal of word-painting, translating the text's narrative and emotional arc into compelling vocal music for five voices.
