L'Autunno

Mario Tento's L'Autunno is a secular piece for SATB choir, sung in Italian. The music opens with a sense of gentle movement, evoking the imagery of autumn personified. The composer's setting captures the delicate unfolding of the poem, with the four voices weaving together to portray the season's arrival. The text describes autumn walking in the early morning, carrying morning dew and a gentle breeze to lift the fallen leaves, all under a cloak of grey cloud. Tento's musical language is evocative and atmospheric, allowing the choir to paint a vivid sonic picture of this charming autumnal scene.