12 Italian Songs For Voice and Guitar

Twelve Italian Songs
by Albinoni, Caccini, Caldara, Carissimi, da Gagliano, Giordani,

Lotti, Melani, Monteverdi, Pergolese, Pesenti, and Stradella
Arranged by Peter Billam

For guitar accompaniment
Peter J Billam, 1979

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Twelve Italian Songs, for voice and guitar
These arrangements were made when I was a guitarist, accompanying the Swiss tenor
Franz Anderegg in the late 1970s.
Page
3
Amarilli, Giulio Caccini (1550-1618), from Le nuove musiche di Giulio Caccini

detto Romano, Firenze, Marescotti, 1601
Ruscelletto Limpidetto, Tomaso Albinoni (1674-1745), Bibl. del Conservatorio,

Firenze. Ms D. 772 I, f. 6365
Come Raggio de Sol, Antonio Caldara (1670-1716)
10
Vittoria, Vittoria, Giacomo Carissimi, Bibl. Estense, Modena. Ms, Mus. G. 28.
12
Caro mio Ben, Tommaso Giordani
14
Pupille Arciere, Giovanbatista da Gagliano, from Varie Musiche di Giovanbatista

da Gagliano, Libro Primo, Venezia, Alessandro Vincenti, 1623 (Espl. Bibl. Naz
Firenze)
15
Pur Dicesti, Antonio Lotti
18
Vezzosa Aurora, Alessandro Melani, Biblioteca Laurenziana, Firenze. Ms Ashb

1452, f. 1316
20
Nina, attributed to Giovanbatista Pergolese (1710-1736), in fact written by

Legrenzio Vicenzo Ciampi (1719 - ?)
22
Lamento DArianna, Claudio Monteverdi, Bibl. Naz. Firenze. Ms Cl. XIX, 114,
pp. 1819. Aria dall opera Arianna (1608)
23
O Biondetta Lasciavetta, Martino Pesenti, from Arie a voce sola del Signor Martino Pesenti, Libro Terzo, Venezia, Alessandro Vincenti, 1636 (Espl. Bibl. S.
Cecilia, Roma, p. 17)
24
Cosi Amor me fai Languir, Alessandro Stradella (1645-1681), from Bibl. Marciana, Venezia. Ms Ital. IV. 466, pp 5762 or Bibl. Reale, Copenhagen. Ms C I c
530, pp 4950
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Giulio Caccini
Amarilli
Adagio
4
4
A
ma
ril
li ,
mia
bel
o:
la ,
non
des
cre di, o, del
mio
4
4
6e en Re
cor
dol
lamor mi
ce de si
o.
Cre
di lo
ser
pur
tu
e se ti
cresc . . .
mor
tas sa
le ,
pre
di
questo
mio stra
le ,
dim . . .
pri mil
pe
to e vedrai
scrit to in
co
f
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Amarilli, Giulio Caccini
re :
A ma ril
3
mp
li ,
A ma
legato . . .
mf
cresc . . .
mf
ril
li ,
A ma ril
li eil mio a
ff
cresc . . .
dim . . .
mp
mo
pur ,
pre
ndi que
re !
se ti
mor
sto mio
stra
Cre
tas
molto rit . . .
tempo
sa
le ,
le ,
di lo
prim il
Amarilli, Giulio Caccini
pet
to e vedrai
scrit to in
co
re :
A ma
mp
ril
ri ,
A ma ril
mf
li ,
A ma ril
li eil mio a mo
ff
cresc . . .
dim . . .
pp
re ;
molto rit . . .
mo
ma
ril
accell . . .
f
li
el mio a
tempo
re .
pp
3
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Andante
3
4
Tomaso Albinoni
Ruscelletto Limpidetto
3
2
0
3
6 en Re
0
2
0
3
3
2
mf
Ru scel
let to
vie ne ,
non
vez zo
sa .
let to
la
li mpi
li mpi
det
fa
vez zo
to ,
quando
sa ,
re ne a
non
la
te sen
fa
cos
Ru scel
det
no ,
cos
to ,
quando
non la
re ne
fa
cos
te
sen
vez zo
vie ne ,
za .
Ruscelletto Limpidetto, Tomaso Albinoni
p
no ,
non la
fa
cos
vez zo
za .
p
FIN
la
fi a
Se co
po
no sce i
pre gi
pi cru
de
suo
con gl a man ti el
le e pi ri tro
sa ,
mf
con gl a man ti el
ri tro
sa ,
la
fi a
po
pi cru de
le e pi
pi cru
ri tro
de le e pi
sa ,
Antonio Caldara
Come Raggio di Sol

3
4
Co me raggio di
3
4
sol ,
mi te e
mi te e
se
re no ,
no ,
Co me raggio di
sol ,
sovra
pla
cidi
flut ti
si ri
men
tre
del
ma re
nel pro
sf
dim . . .
po
re
se
sa ,
men tre del
ma re ,
cresc . . .
fon
do
se
no
sta la tem
pe
Come Raggio di Sol, Antonio Caldara
sta
Co s
ten to
gre to
si
marto
di
il
ri
sco
so ta
ler ,
gioaj un vol to in
cor pia ga
ra
fio
ga jo e pa ca
ra ,
sa !
to ,
di
con
men tre
nel suo se
to
san goscia e
10
Giacomo Carissimi
Vittoria, Vittoria
Allegro
3
4
Vit to ria , Vit to ria ,
mio cuo
re !
Non
3
4
6e en Re
la
grimar
ser
pi ,
vi tu ,
rit . . .
non
la
grimar
Vit
to ria ,
Vit
pi ,
sciolta
to ria ,
mio
cuo
tempo . . .
la
grimar
scio
ser
pi ,
vi tu .
re !
rit . . .
sciolta
dA mo re
Gia
dA mo re
lempia a tuoi
la
Non
tempo . . .
la
ser
dan ni fra
ta
vi tu ,
dA mo re la
stuo lo di
sguardi , con
11
Vittoria, Vittoria, Giacomo Carissimi
vezzi
bu
hanno
do
cuo
sciolta
pi
giardi
di
lo
re !
spose
glin gan
co ,
del
ni ,
crudo
suo
re !
Non
dA mo re
la
la grimar
ser
le
pi ,
fuoco
gliaf fanni
speto
non
lar
non
vi tu ,
frodi
la grimar
scio
mio
pi ,
ta
dA mo re
la
ser
vi tu .
12
Tommaso Giordani
Caro mio ben
Largetto
4
4
1
4
1
4
3
4
4
4
2
Ca ro mio ben ,
cre di mi al men ,
cor .
te
Ca
lan
gui
sen za di
ro
mio
te
ben ,
za di
ces
sa cru
cresc . . .
sen
sce il cor .
Il
lan guisce il
tuo fe del
so
pira o
gnor ,
13
Caro mio ben, Tommaso Giordani
cresc . . .
del
tan
to
ri
gor ,
dim . . .
ces
sa cru del
pp
gor ,
tan
to ri
gor ,
men ,
ro ri
cre
di mi al
Ca
ro mio
cresc . . .
Ca
ro mio
ben ,
mf
tan
sen za di
te
lan
gui
sche il cor .
pp
cresc . . .
ben ,
cre
di mi al men ,
sen
za di
te
lan
gui
sche il cor .
14
Giovanbatista da Gagliano
Pupille Arciere
Allegretto
4
4
Pu
O
Io
pil
lu
per
le ar
ci a
voi
cie re ,
ma te ,
sen to
pu
lu
gra
pil
ci
ve
le
be
tor
ne re ,
a
te ,
men to ,
4
4
reg gio al ber

chieg gio me
cru del lis
voi
Da
Pur
quel le
te me a
va mo e in
che
non
ver
sa
pi
so
e
tor
fo
gio dA
rce de
si mi
se te ,
i
ta ,
tan to ,
ta
men
nta
mo
anch
lu
re ,
io ,
mi .
che
da
da
te il co
to, o Di
ne e fiu
tra
te
mo
fig ge re ,
mi vi ta ,
ro pia nto ,
re .
o.
mi .
Antonio Lotti
15
Pur Dicesti
Grazioso
2
4
Pur
di
ce
sti , o
bocca , bocca
bel la , o
bocca , bocca
bel la ,
" si " ,
che
sul D . . .
quel
tut
so a
to
il
mio
ve e ca
pla
cer ,
Pur
ro
" si " ,
il
di
mio
pla
cer .
ce
sti , o
bocca , bocca
fa
bel la , o
16
bocca , bocca
bel la ,
quel
so a
mio
pia cer
cer ,
tut
quel
ve e ca
so a
il
mio
pia cer
pia
cer .
ve e ca
ro " si " ,
quel
to
so a
che
ve e ca
ro
fa
il
ro " si " , " si " ,
" si " , " si " ,
tut
to
il
mio
pia
che
fa
il
tr
mio
17
2a
_________
_________
1a
FIN
nor
di
sua
pr ,
dol ce
fa
con
fen
cel la
un
te
ba
del
go
con
un
ba
cio A mor
der !
Per
ta
Ah
cio A
mor
ta
pr ,
sul D . . .
f
rall . . .
s
del
go
der !
18
Alessandro Melani
Vezzosa Aurora
Andante
mp dolce
3
4
3
4
Vez zo za Au
Al ba
gen
mp
Vez zo za Au ro ra ,
Al ba
gen ti le ,
ro ra ,
ti le ,
deh ,
af
deh , sor gi ,
af fret ta il
e il pra
ch il mon
sor
fret
s ,
pi ,
to il
do
E il pra toin do
Ch il mon do vi
do
vi
gi ,
ta ,
ra,
le ,
ra,
le ,
19
Vezzosa Aurora, Alessandro Melani
il
il
pra to in do ra
mon do e
vi le
por tan
sen za
do il di .
di
te.
ro ra ,
ti le ,
deh , sor
af fret
Vez zo za Au
Al ba
gen
Vez zo za Au ro ra ,
Al ba
gen
ti le ,
gi
ta il
gi !
ta !
s ,
pi ,
s ,
pie ,
Vez zo
Al ba
deh ,
af
sa Au
gen
sor
fret
ro
ti
Vez zo sa Au ro ra ,
Al ba
gen ti le ,
ra ,
le ,
deh ,
sor
af fret
deh , sor
af fret
gi ,
ta il
gi ,
ta il
s !
pi !
20
attributed to Giovanni Battista Pergolese
Nina
4
4
Tre
gior ni
son
che
Ni na ,
te
che
Ni
na ,
che
4
4
Ni
let
te
na
in
let
se
ne
sta .
se
ne
sta
Pif
fari , tim
in
pani
cem
ba li ,
sve glia
te mia Ni
net
ta ,
sve
21
Nina, attributed to Giovanni Battista Pergolese
glia
pi
glia
te
te mia Ni net
ta ,
ac
ci
non
mia
Ni
net
ac
dor
ta ,
ma
ci
ta ,
ac
ci
non
dor
sve
ma
dor ma
pi .
Sve
glia te
1a
net
no
mia
Ni
_________________
pi .
_________________
2a
pi .
ac
ci
non
dor
ma
pi .
22
Claudio Monteverdi
Lamento dArianna
4
4
La scia
te
mi
mo ri
re ,
la
scia
te
te voi
4
4
6e en Re
mi
mo
ri
re .
che
vo
le
che
mi
con
for
te
in cosi
du
ra
sor te ,
in cosi
f
gran
mar
la
scia
ti re ?
te
mi
La
scia
mo
ri
te
mi
mori re ,
re !
Martino Pesenti
23
O Biondetta Lascivetta
Allegretto leggerio
4
4
O
O
O
bion det ta
ru bel la
Lil let ta
la sci
ni nfa
par go
vet ta
bel la ,
let ta ,
pa sto rel la
Da mor freg gio
Lil la a ma ta
tut ta
Da mor
Lil la in
bel
pre
gra
pas to rel
nin fa
bel
par go let
la, ( lil
la, ( lil
ta, ( lil
la
la
la
4
4
la, )
la, )
la, )
Se
vez zo sa , se
fe
Se
ri den te , pur so
Me tre in can ti , tra gli a
so
1a, 2a
spi
ro ,
______________________
ro !
ahi
sto za
ven te
man te
3a
io
io
io
la !
gio !
ta !
ti
ti
ti
mi ro ,
mi ro ,
mi ro ,
so
spi
ahi
ahi
ahi
______________________
ro !
24
Alessandro Stradella
Cos, Amor, me fai languir

6
8
Co
Co
s ,
s ,
A
A
mor,
mor,
mi
mi
fai
fai
la
pe
6
8
6e en Re
nguir ,
nar ,
mi
mi
nguir ,
nar ,
mi fai
mi fai
si
ma
o,
i,
strug
vie
fai
fai
la nguir ,
pe nar ,
co s ,
co s ,
la nguir ;
pe nar ;
chi
il
ge , nel
ne , chi
A
A
non
non
mi
mio
fug
be
ge
ne
se
sac
mio
non
fo
a
co , nel
mo , chi
mor,
mor,
e
mi
mi
dai
guir
ciar
deg
deg
mio
non
fo
a
mi
mi
fai
fai
o
chi
cio che de
tan to
a
gio , e
gio , e
co ho da
mo pur
la
pe
chi
mi
si
con
fug
a
25
Cos, Amor, me fai languir, Alessandro Stradella
gir ,
mor ,
fo
a
a
e
nguir ,
nar ,
si
strug
con vie
ge ,
ne ,
co ho da
mo pur
fug gir .
a mor .
Co s ,
Co s ,
mi
mi
la nguir ,
pe nar ,
fai
fai
chi
mi
guir ,
nar ,
mi
mi
nel
chi
fai
fai
___________
1a
mi
mi
fai
fai
la guir ,
pe nar ,
mio
non
fo
a
A
A
mor ,
mor ,
mi
mi
fai
fai
la
pe
guir ,
nar ,
co , nel
mo , chi
mio
non
mi
mi
la
pe
fai
fai
la
pe
2a
___________
guir .
nar .
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Twelve Italian Songs

by Albinoni, Caccini, Caldara, Carissimi, da Gagliano, Giordani,

Arranged by Peter Billam

Peter J Billam, 1979

This printing 11 April 2006.

Twelve Italian Songs, for voice and guitar

Amarilli, Giulio Caccini (1550-1618), from Le nuove musiche di Giulio Caccini

Ruscelletto Limpidetto, Tomaso Albinoni (1674-1745), Bibl. del Conservatorio,

Come Raggio de Sol, Antonio Caldara (1670-1716)

Caro mio Ben, Tommaso Giordani

Pupille Arciere, Giovanbatista da Gagliano, from Varie Musiche di Giovanbatista

Pur Dicesti, Antonio Lotti

Vezzosa Aurora, Alessandro Melani, Biblioteca Laurenziana, Firenze. Ms Ashb

Nina, attributed to Giovanbatista Pergolese (1710-1736), in fact written by

Peter J Billam, www.pjb.com.au

cre di, o, del

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Ruscelletto Limpidetto, Tomaso Albinoni

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Come Raggio di Sol

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Caro mio ben

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