Ch’io t’ami, SV 98 (Monteverdi, Claudio)
| Title | Ch'io t'ami, e t’ami piú della mia vita |
| Alternative title | Te sequar Jesu mea vita (contrafactum) |
| Creators | Claudio Monteverdi, composer Giovanni Battista Guarini, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass and continuo 2 sopranos, alto, tenor and bass |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1605 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Madrigals |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch’io t’ami, e t’ami piú della mia vita (Te sequar Jesu mea vita) | — | — | — |
| Deh bella e cara e sí soave un tempo (Sancta Maria quae Christum peperisti) | — | — | — |
| Ma tu, piú che mai dura (Spernit Deus cor durum) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Deh bella e cara (No.2) | voice and orchestra | Bernardino Molinari |
| View | Ma tu, piú che mai dura (No.3) | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | 2. Sancta Maria 3. Spernit Deus |
| View | Deh bella e cara (No.2) | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
— | — | 2. Sancta Maria |
| View | Ma tu, piú che mai dura (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Bass Trombone |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | MIDI | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | 3. Spernit Deus |
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