Carissimi: Si dia bando alla speranza

Description

This short song by Carissimi (1605-74) appears in Ms. 51, Christ Church Library, pp.79-81, a manuscript given entirely to solo cantatas and songs by Carissimi for soprano, with a few for bass and continuo.

Some of the Carissimi’s most profound and substantial works are given in this manuscript, and Si dia bando alla speranza may be counted as one of the lightest and most appealing pieces in the manuscript, which also contains a copy of the popular Bel tempo per me se n’andò.