Ardi o Gela
Tre Madrigali Amorosi are settings of poems by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595), a favorite poet of Italian madrigal composers of the sixteenth century. The set was written for the Saint Mary’s University Chamber Singers, who premiered the works on their tour of France in March, 2013, with the composer conducting and Chun Chim (David) Leung, violin.
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| Difficulty: | Advanced Student |
| Instrumentation: | Violin |
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
| Voicing: | SATB |
| Language: | Italian |
| Sacred or Secular: | Secular |
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