5 Horns

5 Horns

Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (I die, alas, languishing in my grief)

5 Horns (ca. 1611) - Gesualdo

  • Originally written for canto, quinto, altus, tenore, & basso; arranged for 5 horns

  • Part of Gesualdo’s “Madrigals for Five Voices, Book VI”

  • Juxtaposes love and hate resulting in a grieving state longing for death

$15.00
The Silver Swan

5 Horns (ca. 1612) - Gibbons

  • Originally written for cantus, quintus, altus, tenore, & basso; arranged for 5 horns

  • Part of Gibbons’ “First Set of Madrigals and Motets”

  • Heavily influenced by his mentor, William Byrd

$15.00