First Publication | 1559 in Musica Nova (Madrigal No.23) |
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Genre Categories | Madrigals; For 7 voices; For unaccompanied voices; |
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Work Title | Liete et pensose, accompagnate et sole |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Willaert, Adrian |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAW 35 |
Key | G Mixolydian mode |
First Publication. | 1559 in Musica Nova (Madrigal No.23) |
Librettist | Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374) |
Language | Italian |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | 7 voices (SSAATTB) |
This starts initially as a dialogue in 2 choirs for the first octave of Petrarch's sonnet, then slowly weaves the voices together in different combinations in the sestet, until all the voices join together for the final two verses.