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Dolce tormento mio
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Dolce tormento mio by Tomaso Pecci — Lyrics
Dolce tormento mio, fiamma mia cara
Ecco di nuovo il core
Esca fatale al tuo benigno ardore.
Deh riconosci in lui
Le novelle ferite
Del folgorar di quei begli occhi tui.
(E come son gradite
Piaghe vital di feritor clemente.)
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About Dolce tormento mio
Tomaso Pecci sets a text by Giovanni Battista Leoni in this evocative secular madrigal for SSATB or SMzATB voices. The music reflects the poetic theme of sweet torment, with the composer exploring a rich harmonic language and intricate voice leading to portray the lover's bittersweet suffering. The text speaks of the heart, once again, becoming prey to the beloved's fatal fire, and implores the beloved to recognise in the heart the new wounds inflicted by the dazzling eyes. The music’s ebb and flow mirrors the intense emotional paradoxes within the poetry, where death and rebirth are intertwined through the pain of love.
