Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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First Publication | 1592 in Il Terzo libro di Madgrali (No.2) |
Genre Categories | Madrigals; For 5 voices; For unaccompanied voices; |
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Work Title | O come è gran martire |
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Alternative. Title | O dies infelices |
Composer | Monteverdi, Claudio |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | SV 61 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICM 59 |
Key | A Aeolian mode |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Text Incipit | O come è gran martire a celar suo desire |
First Publication. | 1592 in Il Terzo libro di Madgrali (No.2) |
Librettist | Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) |
Language | Italian |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | 5 voices (SAATB) |