Tutto eri foco Amore (Benedetto Pallavicino)

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• (Posted 2023-09-15)  CPDL #75407:       

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-09-15).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Transposed down a 4th.

• (Posted 2023-09-15)  CPDL #75406:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-09-15).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 101 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Original high clefs.

• (Posted 2019-03-01)  CPDL #53426:       

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2019-03-01).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 451 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

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Title: Tutto eri foco Amore
Composer: Benedetto Pallavicino
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATT
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1588 in Madrigali a 5 voci, libro 4, no. 5
    2nd published: 1590 in Gemmae musicalis Liber Tertius, no. 29
    3rd published: 1606 in Hortus musicalis (ed. Michael Herrer) – sacred contrafact, Book 1, no. 22
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Italian text

Tutto eri foco Amore,
Quand'arsi prima in quel soave sguardo,
Ov'era scritto di tua man i Ardo,
Ahi cieco senza fede,
Piu cieco è chi ti crede,
Che quando giaccio fui tu fosti ardore,
Hor giaccio sei c'ho tutto fiamm'il core.