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Con voi giocando Amor
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Con voi giocando Amor by Giaches de Wert — Lyrics
Con voi giocando Amor, a voi simile,
Involast’ all’incauto la faretra:
Egli, perché s’arretra
Per poca offesa alle più gravi umile,
Scoperto il furto, di ch’al fin s’avvide,
Iròssi, e non fu parco
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About Con voi giocando Amor
Giaches de Wert’s Con voi giocando Amor unfolds with an intricate SATTB texture, where the voices weave together in the playful yet passionate Italian secular style of the Renaissance madrigal. The music mirrors the text’s narrative: Love, seeking to play with the beloved, finds himself disarmed, his arrows stolen and turned against him. As the text unfolds, the composer’s setting captures the moments of surprise, anger, and eventual surrender to beauty, as Love himself is captivated by the beloved’s gaze. The polyphony shifts and colours to illustrate the text’s dramatic and emotional journey, from lighthearted jest to profound enchantment.
