Da che si part'il sol

Giacomo Gorzanis was a lutenist and composer active in the mid-16th century, known for his lute music and madrigals. This secular Italian madrigal for three male voices (TTB) captures the spirit of Renaissance part-music. The text expresses profound sorrow and longing, describing how the singer weeps and sighs throughout the night after the sun departs, and upon the arrival of day, finds no solace, lamenting the absence of a beloved face. Gorzanis's setting would have been intended for intimate, skilled amateur or professional performance.