Ecco, Signor il Tebro - Moschini, Baccio

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"The madrigal was composed for the 1539 wedding of Cosimo de’ Medici (ruler of Florence) and Eleanora da Toledo. It is in the voice of the River Tiber (mythologically, the father of the city of Rome). The premise is that Florence, the child of Rome, will with this marriage have so much prosperity that it will equal Rome. The reference to his noble daughter, Rome, holding the reins and the bridle, is a reference to the recent wars and scandals involving the Papacy."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre / Form → Madrigals

♯ Key F major

⁄ Time Signature 4/2

♬ Voicing → SATTB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range F2 – D5

¶ Language → Italian

Measures 57

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 9676

Editor Sabine Cassola

Posted 2005-09-17

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

MusicXML Part

F2 – A3

¶Lyrics / Text

Ecco, signor, il Tebro, ecco; ecch’il Tebro, signora, ad honorarvi, Cosmo e Leonora. Se la mia nobil figlia a quanto gir’il sol con la sua sphera pos’il fren’et la briglia, questa che di lei nacque per voi spera non men di lei di ricchie spoglie ornase et superb’ et’ altera sovra l’altr’ inalzarse ond’al pari del Tebro et Rom’ anchora n’andra la fam’ al ciel d’Arn’ et di Flora.