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Due rose fresche
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.
SATTB · Allen Garvin
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Due rose fresche by Andrea Gabrieli — Lyrics
Due rose fresche e colte in paradiso
l'altro ieri nascend’il di primo di Maggio
Bel dono e d'un amante antico e saggio.
Tra due minori egualmente diviso
Con si dolce parlar e con un riso
Da far innamorar un uomo selvaggio
Di sfavillante ed amoroso raggio
E l’un e l’altro fe’ cangiare il viso.
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About Due rose fresche
Andrea Gabrieli's Due rose fresche is a secular Italian madrigal for SATTB choir. Composed in the Renaissance, it sets a poem that uses the image of two perfect roses, plucked on a May morning, to represent a pair of lovers. The text praises their sweet words and smiles, so enchanting that even the sun marvels at them. The composer captures the affectionate and slightly playful mood of the poem with vivid musical imagery, creating a charming and sophisticated miniature for an accomplished choir.
