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Amor è vitiosa e ingorda voglia
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SSATTB · Gerhard Weydt
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Amor è vitiosa e ingorda voglia by Iacopo Corfini — Lyrics
Amor è vitiosa e‘ngorda voglia
Che con viltà le basse menti affrena;
Amor d‘ogni bontà l‘anime spoglia
Et le trahe di diletto e mette in pena;
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About Amor è vitiosa e ingorda voglia
From the Italian Renaissance, this secular madrigal for SSATTB voices explores the destructive nature of love. Corfini's setting vividly depicts love as a vicious and greedy desire that tames base minds with cowardice, strips souls of goodness, and plunges them into pain. The text laments how love drives lofty minds low, clouds serene minds, and spoils fertile ground, ultimately concluding that love is what spoils the world. The rich vocal texture of SSATTB allows for a dramatic and complex musical interpretation of this dark philosophical reflection on love's power.
