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For flute quartet
Title by uploader: Dal lecto me levava for flute quartet
Instrumentation |
Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Arranger |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name). He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal.
My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is soemtimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .
The words of the original madrigal are as follows:
Dal lecto me levava per servir il Signor
Alhor quando arrivava la grua suo servidor
Gru gru gu gentil ambasciador
Che disse non leve, torna a dormir.
I was just arising from my bed to serve the Lord
When his servant the crane, his kindly ambassador, arrived
and told me "Don't get up, go back to sleep"
Other points about cranes, which may possibly relate to this symbolism:
Some mediaeval writers report the behaviour of cranes that take turn in watching over the flock while the others sleep. In order to keep vigil the watcher crane puts a stone in its claw; this prevents it from nodding off, because, thanks to the stone, it cannot keep the perfect balance that it would require for sleep:
For clarinet quartet
Title by uploader: Dal lecto me levava for clarinet quartet
Instrumentation |
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Arranger |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name). He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal.
My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is soemtimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .
The words of the original madrigal are as follows:
Dal lecto me levava per servir il Signor
Alhor quando arrivava la grua suo servidor
Gru gru gu gentil ambasciador
Che disse non leve, torna a dormir.
I was just arising from my bed to serve the Lord
When his servant the crane, his kindly ambassador, arrived
and told me "Don't get up, go back to sleep"
Other points about cranes, which may possibly relate to this symbolism:
Some mediaeval writers report the behaviour of cranes that take turn in watching over the flock while the others sleep. In order to keep vigil the watcher crane puts a stone in its claw; this prevents it from nodding off, because, thanks to the stone, it cannot keep the perfect balance that it would require for sleep:
For wind quartet
Title by uploader: Dal lecto me levava for wind quartet
Instrumentation |
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Arranger |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name). He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal.
My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is sometimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .
The words of the original madrigal are as follows:
Dal lecto me levava per servir il Signor
Alhor quando arrivava la grua suo servidor
Gru gru gu gentil ambasciador
Che disse non leve, torna a dormir.
I was just arising from my bed to serve the Lord
When his servant the crane, his kindly ambassador, arrived
and told me "Don't get up, go back to sleep"
Other points about cranes, which may possibly relate to this symbolism:
Some mediaeval writers report the behaviour of cranes that take turn in watching over the flock while the others sleep. In order to keep vigil the watcher crane puts a stone in its claw; this prevents it from nodding off, because, thanks to the stone, it cannot keep the perfect balance that it would require for sleep:
For saxophone quartet
Title by uploader: Dal lecto me levava for saxophone quartet
Instrumentation |
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Arranger |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name). He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal.
My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is sometimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .
The words of the original madrigal are as follows:
Dal lecto me levava per servir il Signor
Alhor quando arrivava la grua suo servidor
Gru gru gu gentil ambasciador
Che disse non leve, torna a dormir.
I was just arising from my bed to serve the Lord
When his servant the crane, his kindly ambassador, arrived
and told me "Don't get up, go back to sleep"
Other points about cranes, which may possibly relate to this symbolism:
Some mediaeval writers report the behaviour of cranes that take turn in watching over the flock while the others sleep. In order to keep vigil the watcher crane puts a stone in its claw; this prevents it from nodding off, because, thanks to the stone, it cannot keep the perfect balance that it would require for sleep.
For string quartet
Title by uploader: Dal lecto me levava for string quartet
Instrumentation |
Violin, Viola, Cello |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Arranger |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name). He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal.
My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is sometimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet
time to get up . . .
The words of the original madrigal are as follows:
Dal lecto me levava per servir il Signor
Alhor quando arrivava la grua suo servidor
Gru gru gu gentil ambasciador
Che disse non leve, torna a dormir.
I was just arising from my bed to serve the Lord
When his servant the crane, his kindly ambassador, arrived
and told me "Don't get up, go back to sleep"
Other points about cranes, which may possibly relate to this symbolism:
Some mediaeval writers report the behaviour of cranes that take turn in watching over the flock while the others sleep. In order to keep vigil the watcher crane puts a stone in its claw; this prevents it from nodding off, because, thanks to the stone, it cannot keep the perfect balance that it would require for sleep.
For ATTB choir
Title by uploader: Dal lecto me levava for ATTB choir
Instrumentation |
Male choir: Alto, Tenor, Bass |
Scored for |
Choir |
Type of score |
Vocal score |
Arranger |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Language |
Italian |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Year of composition |
2018 |
Genre |
Classical/Choral music |
Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name).
He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familiar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal.
My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is sometimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .
The words of the original madrigal are as follows:
Dal lecto me levava per servir il Signor
Alhor quando arrivava la grua suo servidor
Gru gru gu gentil ambasciador
Che disse non leve, torna a dormir.
Ognun dica torna a dormir
I was just arising from my bed to serve the Lord
When His servant the crane, His kindly ambassador, arrived
and told me "Don't get up, go back to sleep"
Let everyone say "Go back to sleep".
Other points about cranes, which may possibly relate to this symbolism:
Some mediaeval writers report the behaviour of cranes that take turn in watching over the flock while the others sleep. In order to keep vigil the watcher crane puts a stone in its claw; this prevents it from nodding off, because, thanks to the stone, it cannot keep the perfect balance that it would require for sleep:
The sound sample is my own performance of the ATTB version.
For SATB choir
Title by uploader: Dal lecto me levava for SATB choir
Instrumentation |
Mixed choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass |
Scored for |
Choir |
Type of score |
Vocal score |
Arranger |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Language |
Italian |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Year of composition |
2018 |
Genre |
Classical/Choral music |
Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name).
He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familiar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal.
My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is sometimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .
The words of the original madrigal are as follows:
Dal lecto me levava per servir il Signor
Alhor quando arrivava la grua suo servidor
Gru gru gu gentil ambasciador
Che disse non leve, torna a dormir.
Ognun dica torna a dormir
I was just arising from my bed to serve the Lord
When His servant the crane, His kindly ambassador, arrived
and told me "Don't get up, go back to sleep"
Let everyone say "Go back to sleep".
Other points about cranes, which may possibly relate to this symbolism:
Some mediaeval writers report the behaviour of cranes that take turn in watching over the flock while the others sleep. In order to keep vigil the watcher crane puts a stone in its claw; this prevents it from nodding off, because, thanks to the stone, it cannot keep the perfect balance that it would require for sleep:
The sound sample is my own performance of the ATTB version.
Note for the SATB version:
As the bass part goes quite high in a few places (more baritone than bass) I have provided an optional 2nd Bass part. The Basses/Conductors are at liberty to choose or to use both
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