Fini le bien

Fini le bien paints a vivid scene of a lover bidding farewell to his beloved, resigned to the end of their shared happiness. Tielman Susato's three-part setting for STB voices captures the bittersweet resignation of the text. The chansons genre was popular in the Renaissance for secular part-music, and Susato, a prominent composer and publisher of his time, contributed significantly to its repertoire. This piece, sung in French, offers a charming example of the era's secular vocal music, suitable for choirs looking to explore polyphonic textures and expressive text setting from the 16th century.