Francesca Caccini's Il primo libro delle musiche of 1618 : a modern critical edition of the secular monodies / Ronald James Alexander and Richard Savino.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Caccini, Francesca, 1587-approximately 1640, composer.

Contributor:

Alexander, Ronald James, 1961-1990, editor.

Savino, Richard, editor.

Standardized Title:

Musiche. Selections

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Vocal duets with continuo.

Songs with continuo.

Solo cantatas, Secular--Vocal scores with continuo.

Solo cantatas, Secular.

Songs, Italian.

Caccini, Francesca, 1587-approximately 1640.

Caccini, Francesca.

Genre:

Songs.

Physical Description:

1 online score (79 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2004]

Language Note:

Italian lyrics.

Summary:

Francesca Caccini (1587--ca.1640) was an accomplished composer, singer, and instrumentalist in the tradition of the Florentine Camerata. Her 1618 volume Il primo libro delle musiche was dedicated to her patron the Cardinal de' Medici (1596--1666).This modern critical edition presents 17 secular monodies for one and two voices with figured bass accompaniment from this landmark collection. The book includes text translations, biographical and stylistic essays, recommendations on performance practice, and other commentary.

Contents:

Preface

I. Overview and Commentary ; Introduction: Francesca Caccini (1587-ca. 1640) ; Il primo libro delle musiche ; The Present Edition ; Performance Practice ; ACCOMPANIMENT ; ORNAMENTATION ; Textual Commentary and Translations ; Notes ; Bibliography.

II. The Secular Monodies of Il primo libro delle musiche. [1]. Ardo infelice [voice, b.c.]

[2]. Io mi distruggo, et ardo [soprano, bass, b.c.]

[3]. Lasciatemi qui solo [voice, b.c.]

[4]. Io veggio i campi verdeggiar fecondi [voice, b.c.]

[5.] La pastorella mia [voice, b.c.]

[6]. Rendi alle mie speranze il verde [voice, b.c.]

[7]. Dov'io credea le mie speranze vere [voice, b.c.]

[8]. S'io men vò [soprano, bass, b.c.]

[9]. Non sò se quel sorriso [voice, b.c.]

[10.] Chi desia di saper che cosa è amore [voice, b.c.]

[11]. Che t'ho fatt'io? [voice, b.c.]

[12]. O vive rose [soprano, bass, b.c.]

[13]. Se muove a giurar fede [voice, b.c.]

[14]. Ch'amor sia nudo [voice, b.c.]

[15]. Fresche aurette [soprano, bass, b.c.]

[16]. Dispiegate guancie amate [voice, b.c.]

[17]. O chiome belle [voice, b.c.].

Notes:

Commentary in English; includes English translation of Italian lyrics.

Words also printed as texts with English translations, p. 9-20.

For 1-2 voices and figured bass, the duets for soprano and bass.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [23]-24).

ISBN:

9786612072161

9781282072169

1282072161

9780253110091

0253110092

OCLC:

475949555