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L'aura che'l verde l'auro e l'aurea spoglia
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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L'aura che'l verde l'auro e l'aurea spoglia by Giovanni Piccioni — Lyrics
Prima parte
L'aura che'l verde lauro e l'aurea spoglia,
Di velenoso humor nocivo asperse,
Si ch'in arido legno lo converse,
Hor spira piu felice,
In piu ferma radice,
E desta novo tronco e rami e foglia.
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About L'aura che'l verde l'auro e l'aurea spoglia
This secular Italian madrigal for SSATB voices by Giovanni Piccioni would be well-suited for a concert program. The text explores the transformative power of air and love. The first part describes a noxious wind that withers a laurel, turning it to dry wood. However, this air, now more fortunate and with firmer roots, revives it into a new trunk with branches and leaves. The second part reflects on this change, stating that if a wicked air disturbed his joy, benevolent Love willed that the air should restore what it had taken away. The music would likely reflect these shifts in mood, from the noxious to the benevolent.
