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Disse Amarilli un giorno
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Disse Amarilli un giorno by Giovanni Battista Mosto — Lyrics
Disse Amarilli un giorno:
"Lieta fissando in me soave il guardo,
Ardi cor mio ch'io ardo."
Tosto m'accesi al simulato ardore
Ch'incauto ne scopersi
Esser discorde da la lingu'il core,
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About Disse Amarilli un giorno
Giovanni Battista Mosto's madrigal Disse Amarilli un giorno recounts a moment of deception in love. The text describes how Amarilli, feigning affection, inflames the singer's heart. He confesses his own passion, only to discover that her ardour was a pretense. While she is pleased, he is left extinguished, realising with sorrow that her gaze only burned with his own demise. Set for SSATTB voices, this Italian secular part-song explores the painful contrast between feigned and genuine emotion. Mosto's setting masterfully captures the drama and pathos of the text, typical of the rich tradition of Renaissance madrigal composition.
