Ah! dolente partita!

Ah! dolente partita!
ah, fin de la mia vita!
da te parto e non moro? E pur i' provo
la pena de la morte
e sento nel partire
un vivace morire,
che dà vita al dolore
per far che moia immortalmente il core.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from the play Il Pastor Fido, Act III, Scene 3, lines 498-505.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) , "Ah! dolente partita!", published 1603 [madrigal for five voices], from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 1.

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

Gentle Reminder

This project is not funded. If you found the information here useful, please consider making a donation. Your gift is greatly appreciated!      - Emily I also have a wishlist at Amazon.ca.

Search/Shop for

Sheet music:

  Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
  Search sheetmusicplus.com for Ah dolente partita, Art song , Lieder, chansons, or works for solo voice
  Search musicroom.com for Ah dolente partita, vocal/choral music

CDs:

  Search amazon.com for Ah dolente partita, art song, Lieder, or chansons
  Search amazon.ca for Ah dolente partita, art song, Lieder, or chansons

Books:

  The Art of the Song Recital [amazon.com]
  The Book of Lieder: The Original Texts of Over 1000 Songs [amazon.com]
  Search amazon.com for art song, Lieder, or chansons
  Search amazon.ca for art song, lieder, or chansons

Classical Vocal Repertoire