Cosi de voi m'aviene

The composer describes a tormenting dream in this Italian secular madrigal. The poet is visited by a longed-for lover, whose serene brow promises solace. But as the poet attempts to embrace this vision, it flees, leaving the poet to awake to the painful reality of having embraced only the wind. Domenico Micheli's setting for SATTB voices captures this poignant contrast between dream and waking reality. The music reflects the text's emotional journey, from the fleeting hope of comfort to the ultimate despair of emptiness.