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Apertamenta dicea
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Apertamenta dicea by Enrico Radesca — Lyrics
Apertamente
dicea la gente,
l'alto preggio di quest' al fin sen va:
sua gran beltade,
per tropp' etade,
quasi Febo nel mar tosto cadra.
I vaghi fiori,
i bei colori,
di che la guencia un tempo alma fiori,
impallidite son si smarriti
come rosa di Maggio a mezzo il di.
In tal maniera
Matino e sera
Donna sento parlar dovunque io vo,
ne v'entr'in core perciò dolore,
cosa mortal'eterna esser non può.
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About Apertamenta dicea
Enrico Radesca’s madrigal Apertamenta dicea is set for two voices, soprano and bass. The text reflects on the fleeting nature of beauty and youth, comparing it to a fading rose. It suggests that the fire of love no longer burns intensely in the eyes of the beloved, but rather, a gentle light remains, a sign of past ardor. The piece captures the Renaissance secular tradition of setting poetic texts to express nuanced emotional states. The dialogue between the soprano and bass voices likely portrays the unfolding reflections on mortality and the ephemeral quality of earthly charms, a common theme in Italian madrigal literature of the period.
