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Alonso Mudarra

Israel, mira tus montes

 

Tres libros de música en cifra (1546), fol. III/14

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Source title Entonase al voz en la segunda al segundo traste.
Title in contents   Ysrael mira tus montes.
Text incipit Israel, mira tus montes


Music

Category song

Genre Romance

Fantasia type

Mode 1

Voices 4

Length (compases) 52

Vihuela

Tuning E

Courses 6

Final V/0

Highest I/5

Lowest VI/1

Difficulty not specified

Tempo medium

Song Text

Language ES

Vocal notation texted staff notation

Commentary

Mudarra’s third biblical romance, this time inspired by David’s lamentation on the death of Saul and Jonathan. The vocal part is notated on a separate mensural staff with three voices in tablature. The melody seems possibly inspired by some type of recitation formula

Song Text

Israel mira tus montes
Como están ensangrentados
De la sangre de tus nobles,
De tus nobles y esforçados.
¡Ay, dolor! ¡Cómo cayeron
Varones tan estimados!»

In Binkley Spanish Romances (with English translation), 115

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