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Gioia mia quanto sei bella
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Gioia mia quanto sei bella by Francesco Soriano — Lyrics
Gioia mia quanto sei bella
L'occhio tuo mi sembra stella.
E la fronte un ciel sereno
E'l tuo sen giardino ameno,
E la guancia un fior vermiglio.
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About Gioia mia quanto sei bella
Francesco Soriano was a composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. This secular SSATB madrigal, Gioia mia quanto sei bella, sets a beautiful Italian poem in praise of a lover's beauty. The text compares the beloved's eyes to stars, her brow to a serene sky, her breast to a pleasant garden, and her cheeks to vermilion flowers, with golden hair and ruby lips. It continues to describe her precious teeth as pearls and concludes that in her youth she is a mirror of chastity. The intricate vocal writing typical of the madrigal tradition unfolds this exquisite text.
