Giovanni Rovetta (b. probably 1595-7; d. 23 Oct. 1668)
Madrigali concertati a 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 Et nel fine una cantata à 4, libro secondo Op. 6 (Venice, 1640), ed. John Whenham
Giovanni Rovetta was, certainly from 1614, an instrumentalist at San Marco, Venice. He became Assistant Choirmaster to Monteverdi in 1627, and succeeded him as maestro di cappella at San Marco in 1644, remaining in that post for the rest of his life. He published three volumes of concertato madrigals, in 1629, 1640 and 1645.
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- Introduction, translations, critical commentary
- 1. Voi partite, crudele, ah voi partite? (S, S, bc)
- 2. O quante volte, o quante (S, S, bc)
- 3. Sovra il carro stellato in ciel sorgea (T, T, bc)
- 4. Or lieto rido e canto (T, B, bc)
- 5. Ah, mio bene, tu mori! (B. Guarini) (T, B, bc)
- 6. Lacrimosa beltà A, T, B, bc)
- 7. La giovane belissima Adriana (C, T, B, bc)
- 8. Rosa, riso d’Amor, del ciel fattura (G. Marino) (A, T, B, 2vns, bc)
- 9. Che cosa è amor? Chi ’l sa? (C, T, B, 2vlns, bc)
- 10. Tutto lieto cantai, benigno Amore (C, C, A, T, B, bc)
- 11. Venga dal ciel migliore (C, C, A, T, B, 2 Vns, bc)
- 12. A che bramar, a che avventar I dardi? C, C, A, T, T, B, 2vns, bc)
- 13. Io torna, amati lumi, al caro oggetto (C, A, T, B, C, A, T, B, 2 vns, bc)
- 14. Spieghi I contenti suoi che vive amando (Cantata) (C, C, T, B, bc)
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