Altro non e'l mi amor

Jhan Gero's Altro non e'l mi amor is a secular Italian madrigal for three male voices (TTB). The music opens with a clear, imitative texture, the voices entering one by one to build the sonic argument. The text, a Petrarchan sonnet, compares the beloved to paradise itself, a place of supreme delight accessible to the elect in the sight of God. This comparison is extended throughout, with the lover's devotion presented as a foretaste of eternal beatitude, a joy that the beloved's presence eternally renews. Gero's setting reflects the soaring, passionate sentiments of the poem, creating a rich and sonorous experience for the choir.