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D'un extrême regret
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Brian Russell
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D'un extrême regret by Jacques Arcadelt — Lyrics
D'un extrême regret mortellement atteinte,
Veuve, je soupirais nuit et jour ma complainte
Pour la mort de celui avec qui longuement
J'avais jusques alors vécu si chastement.
D’une autre passion je me sentais blessée,
De plusieurs gens d'honneur me voyant fort pressée,
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About D'un extrême regret
Jacques Arcadelt's D'un extrême regret is a secular French chanson for SATB choir. The text expresses a widow's deep sorrow and lament for her deceased husband, with whom she lived a chaste life. She also feels pressure from honorable suitors who admire her virtue and wish to marry her. Seeking to escape her sadness, she resolves to become a rose, offering the scent of her virtues to the wise and a sharp sting to the presumptuous. This expressive work is well-suited for an intimate concert setting or a program of Renaissance secular music, allowing the choir to explore both profound grief and dignified resilience.
