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Dicea: Fortuna, che più a far ti resta
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Dicea: Fortuna, che più a far ti resta by Jacquet de Berchem — Lyrics
Dicea: – Fortuna, che più a far ti resta
acciò di me ti sazii e ti disfami?
che dar ti posso omai più, se non questa
misera vita? ma tu non la brami;
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About Dicea: Fortuna, che più a far ti resta
Jacquet de Berchem was a Franco-Flemish composer active in Italy during the Renaissance. His secular madrigals are notable for their expressive settings of Italian poetry. This SATB setting, Dicea: Fortuna, che più a far ti resta, takes its text from a poem lamenting the cruelty of Fortune. The text speaks of the singer's despair and questioning of Fortune's continued torment, even after the threat of death has passed. The composer uses the four-part texture to explore the dramatic and emotional weight of the words, creating a vivid portrayal of lament and resignation characteristic of the Italian madrigal tradition.
