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Donna pensate
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Donna pensate by Vincenzo Ferro — Lyrics
Donna, pensat'in che miseria io sono,
che col mio cor, ch'a forza mi tenete,
et l'udir e'l veder tolto m'havete;
poi che di voi scaldomm'il pett'amore,
l'udir m'è dolc'el suono
che col vostro parlar mi fu conteso,
il vostro sguardo che si fe' signore
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About Donna pensate
Vincenzo Ferro's Donna pensate is a secular madrigal for SATB voices. The music opens with a rich, imitative texture, the four parts weaving together to express the passionate plea of the text. The composer captures the singer's lament of being held captive by love, his senses overwhelmed and his will surrendered. The text describes how the beloved's gaze has banished all other sights, and her voice has made any other sound sweet, leaving him deaf and blind to all but his desire. Ferro's setting effectively conveys this intense emotional state, with soaring lines and moments of poignant dissonance.
