Filli morir vorrei

Giovanni Croce was a prominent composer of madrigals in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. This secular Italian work for SSA.SATB voices exemplifies the genre's expressive qualities. The text presents a dramatic dialogue between lovers, beginning with Filli's desire to die, stemming from a perceived lack of love. Her beloved questions this, and the exchange unfolds with pleas for affection and reassurances of love, though a moment of delay or doubt is introduced. The piece concludes with a hopeful resolution, suggesting that love will eventually bring an end to their sorrows, a typical sentiment explored in madrigal writing.