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In cosi dura sorte
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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In cosi dura sorte by Lodovico Agostini — Lyrics
In cosi dura sorte,
Convien ch'en pianto eternamente i viva,
Che per non viver piu bramo la morte,
Ma se Madonna quanto,
Vi miro tanto sol io son beato,
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About In cosi dura sorte
Lodovico Agostini's In cosi dura sorte paints a vivid picture of bittersweet suffering. The speaker laments a harsh fate, wishing for death to escape eternal tears. Yet, a paradox emerges: the mere sight of his lady brings him such profound bliss that he dreads death should it deprive him of this joy. This Italian secular madrigal for SATB voices explores the complex interplay of pain and pleasure, despair and ecstasy. The text’s dramatic shifts from a desire for oblivion to a fervent embrace of life's fleeting moments of happiness are expertly captured through the contrapuntal and harmonic language typical of Renaissance part-music.
