Composition: O primavera, gioventú dell’anno, SV 68 (Monteverdi, Claudio)
| Title | O primavera, gioventú dell’anno |
| Alternative title | Praecipitantur e torrente nives |
| Creators | Claudio Monteverdi (composer) and Giovanni Battista Guarini (librettist) |
| Opus | SV 68 |
| Instrumentation | 5 voices and continuo mixed chorus and continuo |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1592 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Madrigals |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Renaissance |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 5 viols | Albert Folop |
| view | Complete | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Complete | keyboard | Simone Stella |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Hawthorne Early Music | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving Files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 5 viols |
— | — | Complete score (Tr A T T B) · view Engraving files (Personal composer) · view Treble viol · view Tenor viol 1, treble clef · view Tenor viol 1, alto clef · view Tenor viol 1, octave treble clef · view Tenor viol 2, alto clef · view Tenor viol 2, octave treble clef · view Tenor viol 3, alto clef · view Tenor viol 3, octave treble clef · view Bass viol · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone · view Bass Trombone · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Mixed Chorus (Composer/Guy) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard instrument (Stella) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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