Come per cor l'amato frutto

Domenico Micheli's Come per cor l'amato frutto is a secular madrigal for SATTB voices. The text, in Italian, uses the metaphor of a tree losing and regrowing its leaves to describe the composer's struggle to praise the supreme virtue of his lord. He feels his own style is too weak to adequately capture such high qualities. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Italian Renaissance madrigal part-music, where composers explored complex harmonies and expressive text setting. Micheli's setting likely reflects the intricate relationship between words and music characteristic of the genre.