Illustre alma gentile (Alessandro Striggio)

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  • (Posted 2022-09-25)  CPDL #70946:        (LilyPond)
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2022-09-25).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 107 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
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  • (Posted 2013-10-07)  CPDL #30283:      (XML)
Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2013-10-07).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 154 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: The source (MusicXML) file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Illustre alma gentile
Composer: Alessandro Striggio

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1560 in Primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 21
Description: The notes' values and the accidentals are as in the manuscript. The notes' values within the "ligaturæ" are semibreves. The “musica ficta” suggestion are in the MIDI and MusicXML files.

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Prima parte
Illustre'alma gentile
Che di valor di senno e di beltate
Vincete questa e la passate etate.

Seconda parte
Non può'ingegno mortale
Ritrar cosa divina
Che se potesse il mio
Stil benchè rozo'e frale
Mostrerebbe ch'eguale
Esempio non fe' mai Natura'e Dio
Pur dirò tai parole
Una'Hippolita è'in terra e'n ciel un sole.