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Erano i capei d'or
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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16 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SSATB · Gerhard Weydt
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SSATB · Gerhard Weydt
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SAB · Leonardo Lollini
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SAB · James Gibb
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SAB · Claudio Macchi
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SAB · Leonardo Lollini
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SAB · James Gibb
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SAB · Claudio Macchi
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SAB · Leonardo Lollini
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SAB · James Gibb
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SAB · James Gibb
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SAB · Leonardo Lollini
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SAB · James Gibb
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SAB · Brian Russell
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SAB · Claudio Macchi
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Erano i capei d'or by Giovanni Maria Nanino — Lyrics
Erano i capei d'oro a l'aura sparsi
che 'n mille dolci nodi gli avolgea,
e l'vago lume oltra misura ardea
di quei begli occhi, ch'or ne son sí scarsi;
e 'l viso di pietosi color' farsi,
non so se vero o falso, mi parea:
i' che l'ésca amorosa al petto avea,
qual meraviglia se di súbito arsi?
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About Erano i capei d'or
Giovanni Maria Nanino's Erano i capei d'or is a rich SSATB setting of Petrarch's sonnet 90 from the Canzoniere. The music unfolds with a vibrant, madrigalistic texture, showcasing intricate interplay between the five voices. Nanino's skillful composition vividly depicts the Petrarchan imagery of idealized beauty and the overwhelming power of love. The Italian text describes the beloved's golden hair scattered by the breeze and her radiant eyes, evoking an almost divine presence. The composer captures the emotional intensity of the sonnet, moving from the description of the beloved's appearance to the overwhelming effect she has on the poet, concluding that love's wound, once inflicted, does not easily heal.
