Cinto m'havea tra belle e nude braccia

Andrea Gabrieli’s Cinto m’havea tra belle e nude braccia offers a rich, polyphonic setting for SSATTB voices. This secular Italian madrigal evokes a moment of overwhelming passion, where the embrace of love is so intense it causes a dizzying mix of heat and cold, and a near swoon from sheer joy. The text describes a powerful, almost ecstatic experience, capturing the heightened emotions of the Renaissance madrigal tradition. Its intricate vocal lines and expressive harmonies would lend themselves to a concert program exploring the art of Italian secular polyphony, ideal for an accomplished choir seeking to showcase both technical skill and dramatic interpretation of poetic text.