Il bianco e dolce cigno
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Text
10 line poem b Alfonso d'Avalos
Date
1538
Performing Forces
4 voices, a cappella
Form
Through-composed until last line (many repetitions)
Rhythm/meter
simple movement in duple meter
Composer
Arcadelt
Harmony
Consonant full sound, with some dissonance and chromaticism for expression
Expression
Emotional words set with dissonance, chromaticism, melisma, and repetition
Title
Il bianco e dolce cigno
Genre
Italian madrigal
Melody
Lyrical, conjunct, focus on top line
Texture
Mostly homophonic; imitative entries on last line
