Fa una canzone - an Italian Madrigal, Stairwell Carollers, Youtube video

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Fa una canzone by Orazio Vecchi (1550 - 1605),  an Italian composer of the late Renaissance.

This is such a fun madrigal and it's all about singing!
This version of  Fa una canzone is available on our “Audite nova” CD. 

Fa una canzone English translation  (thanks to CPDL)

"Write a song with no black notes
If you ever wanted my favour
Write it so that it will bring me to sleep
Make it end sweetly, sweetly.

Don't put any harshness into it
Because my ears are not used to that
Write it so that ...

Don't write numbers, or counterpoint
This is my main design
Write it so that ...

Using this style lucky Orpheus
Managed to pacify Proserpina, down under
Write it so that ...

This is the style which sweetly appeased
Saul's fierce spirit!
Write it so that ..."   CPDL

 

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Audio: Tom Barnes.  

Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 4th, 2016.
 Videographers: Luc Nugent. Kolin Casagrande
Editing: Pierre Massie
Photos: Holly Massie

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