critical edition of Martino Pesenti's "Il quarto libro de madrigali" (Venice, 1638)
By: Alexandris Stoupakis.
Publisher: University of Birmingham
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Birmingham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Pesenti, Martino, -- ca. 1600-ca. 1648.
Description: Martino Pesenti was a blind composer and keyboard player who lived and worked at Venice in the first half of the seventeenth-century.  His fourth book of madrigals (1638) contains twenty one pieces: five madrigalian duets, one dialogue, five madrigalian trios, five canzonettas, one galliard (ballo), and four large-scale madrigals for four, five, and six voices.  All pieces are concerted with a basso continuo, and some also employ two violins.

This edition contains a modern transcription from the original source, an introduction and critical commentary, including some new information on Pesenti’s works, a study of Pesenti’s madrigal books in the context of the history of the seventeenth-century madrigal, and information on performance practice.  The texts of the madrigals are given with English translations, and specimen continuo realisations are provided for eight of the works.
Notes: Thesis (M.Phil) - University of Birmingham, Department of Music, Faculty of Arts, 1999.
Table of contents: pagenum: I
class: part
title: General Abbreviations; pagenum: II
title: Martino Pesenti’s Life; pagenum: VII
title: The ‘Seventeenth-Century’ Madrigal; pagenum: XII
title: Pesenti’s Madrigal Books; pagenum: XIX
title: Notes on Performance; pagenum: XXII
title: The Source; pagenum: XXV
title: Editorial  Method; pagenum: XXVI
title: Critical Notes; pagenum: XXIX
title: Texts, Translations, and Commentaries; pagenum: XLVIII
title: Appendix A; pagenum: LII
title: Appendix B; pagenum: LXII
title: Bibliography; pagenum: 1
title: Vano è ’l desio che di mia morte havete; pagenum: 8
title: Vedi, Cintia colà come s'infiora; pagenum: 15
title: In grembo a l’herbe, ove più folti i fiori; pagenum: 21
title: Ardo, ma non ardisco il chiuso ardore; pagenum: 30
title: Qui dove un seggio appresta; pagenum: 45
title: Io torno, amati lumi, al caro oggetto;; pagenum: 52
title: Ferma il piè, non fuggir Filli mia cara,; pagenum: 65
title: Filli, ai baci m’inviti, e già mi stendi; pagenum: 74
title: Ancor non sapev’io, bella mia Flora,; pagenum: 81
title: Perchè, mentre mi baci,; pagenum: 87
title: Dalle grotte ‘Cimmerie’ il sonno havea; pagenum: 93
title: Io moro, occhi leggiadri,; pagenum: 99
title: Et ecco ancor, ohimè,; pagenum: 105
title: Pietate, occhi, pietate; pagenum: 111
title: Hor che temprato raggio; pagenum: 120
title: Perchè non mi rimiri? Io non so mai; pagenum: 127
title: Quel bel foco, quel bel laccio; pagenum: 136
title: Ite, rose felici,; pagenum: 140
title: Diman farà col novo sol ritorno,; pagenum: 158
title: Ecco pur ch’a voi ritorno; pagenum: 166
title: M’havea del volto a pena i campi sparsi