Dalle bell'onde chiare

Giovanni Andrea Dragoni was a composer of the late Renaissance, and Dalle bell'onde chiare is a fine example of the Italian madrigal. Written for SATTB voices, this secular work sets a poem that describes the beauty of nature responding to the presence of a beloved woman, Petra. The text paints a vivid picture: gentle breezes move, rustling softly and sighing, making the flowers and grass around Petra tremble. As the day brightens, the air, earth, and sea, and indeed the whole sky, rejoice in gazing upon her.