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Estrania crudeltade
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Estrania crudeltade by Francesco Maria Guaitoli — Lyrics
Estrania crudeltade
La mia spietata Donna,
Fa d'un mio braccio al suo fianco collona.
E con falsa pietade,
Si contenta gioiosa,
Che l'altra man le scherzi in sen' ascosa.
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About Estrania crudeltade
Francesco Maria Guaitoli’s secular madrigal Estrania crudeltade sets a passionate Italian text. The work is scored for SSATB voices, typical of the genre, which flourished in Renaissance Italy. The lyrics express the singer’s distress at the cruelty of his lady, who, instead of offering solace, adorns herself with his suffering. He laments her false pity and the
