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Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Amor vince ogni cosa
Pastoraletta Ia, H492

Five voices, two treble instruments, basso continuo

edited by Shirley Thompson


Marc-Antoine Charpentier was unusual among his French contemporaries in setting a significant number of Italian texts, of which two of the most substantial are a pair of pastoralettes, ‘Amor vince ogni cosa’ and ‘Cupido dentr’al mio cuor’. 
‘Amor vince ogni cosa’, a cantata-like work on the theme ‘true love conquers all’, nicely illustrates Charpentier’s integration of innovative Italian features into an essentially French musical style. Scored for five solo voices, two treble instruments and continuo, the work is also suitable for performance by larger forces.

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Shirley Thompson: Charpentier’s Two Pastoralette: Questions of Authenticity
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Amor vince ogni cosa: Pastoraletta Ia, H492
hh323.fsc · ISMN 979 0 708092 75 9 · ISBN 978-1-905779-94-9
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