Con lei foss'io
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
2 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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Con lei foss'io by Annibale Padovano — Lyrics
About Con lei foss'io
Annibale Padovano’s Con lei foss’io is a secular Italian madrigal for SATB choir. The music opens with imitative entries that build into rich homophonic textures, reflecting the text’s lament. The composer vividly depicts the contrast between the natural world's need for rest at night and the poet's unending suffering. While creatures find solace in darkness, the poet’s waking hours are filled with sighs, and even the stars offer no comfort, only a reminder of his plight. The setting captures the intensity of this unrequited love, as the poet curses the very day that brought him such sorrow, unable to find peace even when night falls.