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Bramo morir
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 · Willem Verkaik
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Bramo morir by Costanzo Festa — Lyrics
Bramo morir per non patir più morte
E desidro che'l mio tanto dolore
Cavi quest'alma omai del corpo fore
Tal che di me più non rida mia sorte.
Meco spesso mi dolgo di mia doglia
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About Bramo morir
The composer Costanzo Festa sets a Petrarchan sonnet in this deeply expressive Italian madrigal. The four-part SATB texture allows for rich harmonic interplay, reflecting the text’s intense emotional landscape. The opening lines, "Bramo morir per non patir più morte" (I long to die to suffer death no more), immediately establish the speaker’s profound despair and yearning for release from suffering. Festa’s music skilfully navigates the poem’s dramatic contrasts, from the opening lament to the eventual, albeit reluctant, acceptance of fate. This secular work showcases the sophisticated word-painting characteristic of Renaissance madrigalism, where musical lines and harmonic choices serve to magnify the textual meaning.
