Exquisite lament from d’India’s Quinte Musiche of 1623 in which Dido laments the loss of Aeneas. Wonderful use of harmony and chromaticism.

Editor: James Sanderson

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The last piece in d’India’s Quarte Musiche of 1621. In three distinct parts, a statement by each of the voices, a duet which seems to tumble over itself by the end and a more extensive Dialogo to finish. The subject deals with love…

Editor: James Sanderson

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The third lament from d’India’s Quinte Musiche of 1623. Dramatic and extremely moving monodic piece with intensely chromatic movement.

Editor: James Sanderson

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The only work for tenor voice in the Quinte Musiche – extended, many key changes and a great deal of suffering.

Editor: James Sanderson

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In four sections, all based on the same continuo line this work forms a kind of prologue to the Quinte Musiche due to its expositional style, high-flown language and the fact that is being sung by Virtue. Very florid writing and it is also very beautiful with a rather unexpected ending.
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Editor: James Sanderson

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Extremely virtuosic, this solo song/madrigal from Le Quinte Musiche (1623) has some incredibly ornate passage work throughout. As you may have guessed from the incipit, the work is about Diana – Goddess of the Hunt…

Editor: James Sanderson

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The complete ‘Le Quinte Musiche del Cavalier Sigismondo D’India…da cantarsi nel chitarrone, clavicembalo, arpa doppia & altri stromenti da corpo’ from the copy in Christ Church, Oxford. This volume includes the three great laments (Didone, Olimpia & Giasone), Virtù and Diana’s two extensive works and nine other madrigals and/or strophic songs.

Editor: James Sanderson

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