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Corona dei Mesi - Q2
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Corona dei Mesi - Q2 by Wytze Oostenbrug — Lyrics
*D’aprile (in EsSSA)
D’april vi dono la gentil campagna
tutta fiorita di bell’erba fresca:
fontane d’acqua che non vi rincresca,
donn’e donzelle per vostra compagna,
ambianti palafren, destrier di Spagna
e gente costumata a la francesca;
cantar, danzar a la provenzalesca
con instrumenti novi d’Alemagna.
E da torno vi sia molti giardini
e giacchito vi sia ogni persona:
ciascun con reverenza adori e’nchini
a quel gentil, c’ho* dato la corona
de pietre prezïose, le più fini
c’ha ‘l presto Gianni o‘l re de Babilòna.
*Di maggio (in e TBB)
Di maggio sì vi do molti cavagli
e tutti quanti siano affrenatori,
portanti tutti, dritti corritori;
pettorali, testère de sonagli,
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About Corona dei Mesi - Q2
This setting of Italian text explores the joys of spring and early summer. The composer, Wytze Oostenbrug, crafts a rich sound world for SSATBB voices, weaving intricate lines that evoke the imagery of the lyrics. The music moves with a sense of lively celebration, depicting the flowering countryside, flowing fountains, and the company of ladies. It conjures the pleasures of riding fine horses, complete with decorative trappings, and the sounds of song, dance, and musical instruments from across Europe. This is a secular choral work, part of a larger cycle, that brings to life the vibrant spirit of a pastoral idyll through its varied vocal textures and expressive melodic lines.
