Corisca, anima mia

Adriano Banchieri was a prolific composer and theorist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. This secular villanella for two sopranos and tenor is a delightful example of the Italian part-song tradition. The text expresses a lover's plea to his beloved, Corisca, urging her not to be so cruel or rebellious. He threatens to leave her and find another if she does not change her ways, lamenting that he will love her no more. The intimate voicing for SST is well-suited to the text's direct and personal address.