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Baci amorosi e belli
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 · Willem Verkaik
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Baci amorosi e belli by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Baci amorosi e belli,
Mentre che voi m'aprite,
Di rubini e di perle alti tesori,
E trà questi e trà quelli Aure dolci e gradite,
Spirino di vitali Arabi odori,
L'alme de i nostri cori,
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About Baci amorosi e belli
Luca Marenzio’s Baci amorosi e belli is a secular Italian madrigal for SSATTB voices. Likely composed for private performance and entertainment, this rich five-part texture would have been enjoyed in intimate Renaissance settings. The text speaks of lovers’ kisses, which reveal treasures of rubies and pearls, and from which sweet, vital scents emanate. The soul is drawn from the heart, and as lips meet, they kiss, embrace, and sigh. The poem concludes with a powerful declaration that love uniting souls will also unite bodies, a sentiment Marenzio sets with passionate harmonic and melodic intensity.
