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Ecco
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
TTB.TTB · Allen Garvin
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Ecco by Giovanni Croce — Lyrics
O gramo Pantalon mal arrivao
Che me val el criar nanar fra questi boschi
E può perchè per correr drio a i amori
Mori
Co diavolo che muora sto consegio
No me fa bon che voggio viver tanto
Ch’amor al stolzonar me sia pi parco
Arco
Parlistu forse de l’arco ceste ò coi dise
a venesia l’arcon Be
Be
Da gentil homo che quest’una Piegora
ò qualche Fada ò qualche Fanada ch’a la forma d’ella
Ella
S’ti se dunque una Fada dime quando
Mi haverò ben se pur no t’è nascosto
Osto
Tio tio che stravagantia è questa
In questo liogo ghe se un’osteria
Ria
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About Ecco
In this lively Italian madrigal, the text paints a scene of rustic confusion and amorous pursuit, with the protagonist lamenting his fate and seeking solace. The dialogue playfully shifts between expressions of desire and practical concerns, even touching upon music itself. Giovanni Croce crafts this secular work for six voices, TTB.TTB, imbuing the text with the characteristic wit and harmonic richness of the madrigal tradition. The composer's skillful setting ensures that the text's humor and narrative unfold with clarity and musical delight, making it an engaging choice for a male-voice choir.
