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Alma Susanna
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Alma Susanna by Cipriano de Rore — Lyrics
Alma Susanna, ben felice è il core
ch'arde del vostro amore,
sì dolce è il guardo de' begli occhi ardenti
sì sagge le parole
e sì soave è il grazioso riso
che può quettar i venti,
fermar i fiumi e il sole
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About Alma Susanna
Cipriano de Rore was a leading composer of madrigals in the mid-sixteenth century, a period when this secular Italian vocal genre reached its zenith. Alma Susanna is a striking example of his output, scored for SATTB voices. The text expresses ardent admiration for Susanna’s beauty and virtue, likening her gaze, words, and smile to forces capable of calming the elements and revealing paradise on earth. De Rore’s music would have vividly portrayed such imagery, capturing the sophisticated sensuality of the Italian Renaissance madrigal. The complex five-part texture offers rich harmonic possibilities for skilled ensembles.
