Il bianco e dolce cigno (Jacques Arcadelt)

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• (Posted 2019-01-15)  CPDL #52930: 

Original key (F):      

Transposed up a tone (G):      

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2019-01-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 73 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from 1558 Gardano edition. (In 3 places the text underlay differs from the 1539 first edition.) Original note values. Italian spelling modernised ("et" has been replaced by "ed"). Alto in tenor clef.

• (Posted 2018-11-22)  CPDL #52296:   

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 408 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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• (Posted 2017-04-04)  CPDL #43879:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-04-04).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 47 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SATB version, transposed up a tone to G, with note values halved. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

• (Posted 2017-03-19)  CPDL #43644: 

Editor: Casey Rule (submitted 2017-03-19).   Score information: Letter (landscape), 4 pages, 65 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Transcribed for modern notation. Includes piano reduction.

• (Posted 2017-01-18)  CPDL #42696:  Transposed edition and Part Midis and Mp3s Available

Editor: Monique Rio (submitted 2017-01-18).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 313 kB   Copyright: CC BY 4.0

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bar 25, Tenor, the last minim should be C instead of D. See the discussion page for full description.

• CPDL #29481: 

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2013-06-22).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 61 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #25395:       

Editor: Johannes Becker (submitted 2012-01-18).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 77 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed to g major. Voices crossed twice to ease SATB performance

• CPDL #24643:   

Editor: Edward Tambling (submitted 2011-10-01).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 52 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: In original key (and in original note values) for ATTB

• CPDL #24380:   

Editor: Kenji Yamamoto (submitted 2011-09-07).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 130.3 kB   Copyright: CC BY 3.0 Unported

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• CPDL #19267:   

Editor: Burkhart M. Schürmann (submitted 2009-04-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 36 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #09310:       

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 29 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: NoteWorthy Composer file may be viewed and printed with NoteWorthy Composer Viewer.

• CPDL #06735: 

Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20).   Score information: 42 x 59 cm, 3 pages, 86 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer. All scores available in Scorch format, some are also available as PDF files.

• CPDL #08833:  PDF, MIDI, & ABC Plus files

Editor: Guido Gonzato (submitted 2005-08-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 59 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #03664:  PDF, MIDI, & NoteWorthy Composer files

Editor: Marco Gallo (submitted 2002-06-11).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 42 kB   ;Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: listed alphabetically by composer.

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bar 6, Alto should be D D F (instead of D E F); Bar 22 (2nd page Bar 4), Alto should be F G F E (instead of G A G E) See the discussion page for full description.

• CPDL #00688:        (Finale 1998)

Editor: Andre (submitted 2000-02-21).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 116 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Il bianco e dolce cigno
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt
Lyricist: Giovanni Guidiccioni

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1539 in Il primo libro de' madrigali a 4 voci, no. 1.01

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Il bianco e dolce cigno.