O Rosa Bella
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"O rosa bella" is the title of two popular 15th century chansons, the earlier composed by Johannes Ciconia and the latter originally attributed to John Dunstaple, but now to John Bedyngham Script error: No such module "Footnotes".. The text is based on a poem written by Leonardo Giustiniani (1388–1446).
The text of the first verse is:
- O rosa bella,
- O dolce anima mia
- Non mi lassar morire
- In cortesia, in cortesia.
Stanley Sadie in the Cambridge Music GuideScript error: No such module "Unsubst". gives as translation:
- O lovely rose
- My sweet soul
- Let me not die
- In courtly love
The chanson was used as a basis for several other works, including that by Johannes Ockeghem, and masses attributed to Gilles Joye; however, Johannes Ciconia's early version shares the words but not the tune Script error: No such module "Footnotes"..
Recordings
- O rosa bella: English and Continental Music from the Late Gothic Period: Clemencic Consort / René Clemencic (Arte Nova 59210)
References
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>Fallows, David. 1994. "Dunstable, Bedyngham, and O rosa bella". The Journal of Musicology 12, No. 3, Aspects of Musical Language and Culture in the Renaissance: A Birthday Tribute to James Haar (Summer): 287–305.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>McComb, Todd M. n.d. "O rosa bella: English and Continental Music from the Late Gothic Period. Clemencic Consort – René Clemencic. Arte Nova 59210". www.medieval.org (accessed 16 April 2019).