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Donna ch'ornata sete
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Pothárn Imre
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Donna ch'ornata sete by Cipriano de Rore — Lyrics
Donna ch'ornata sete
di tante alte virtù che il mondo onora
onde ogni cor gentil v'ama ed adora
il cui alto valore
ogni amoroso core in dolce stile
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About Donna ch'ornata sete
Cipriano de Rore was a leading composer of madrigals in the mid-16th century, a period of intense flowering for the genre. This setting for SATB voices is a fine example of his expressive style. The Italian text celebrates a lady adorned with virtues, whose beauty and grace are admired and adored by all gentle hearts. Rore captures the sense of wonder and praise in the lyrics through his sensitive musical setting. The piece unfolds with a richness of harmony and a careful shaping of melodic lines, reflecting the refined sentiments of the Renaissance courtly tradition, a secular part-song that would have delighted listeners of the era.
