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Amor, quando fioriva
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.
SATB · Leonardo Lollini
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Amor, quando fioriva by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Lyrics
Amor, quando fioria
mia spene, e ’l guidardon di tanta fede,
tolta m’è quella ond’attendea mercede.
Ahi dispietata morte, ahi crudel vita!
L’una m’à posto in doglia,
et mie speranze acerbamente à spente;
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About Amor, quando fioriva
This madrigal, sung in Italian by a SATB choir, laments lost love. The text speaks of hope being taken away by death, leaving the singer in sorrow and against their will. Despite this pain, the beloved remains in the singer's heart, and their suffering is visible to her. Palestrina, a master of Renaissance polyphony, crafts a rich texture to convey these complex emotions, exploring the tension between despair and enduring devotion. The work offers a poignant expression of grief and the persistent presence of a lost love, characteristic of the secular Italian madrigal tradition.
