Volume 9 (2003) No. 1
John Walter Hill
Beyond Isomorphism toward a Better Theory of Recitative
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Orfeo: “Dhe, dhe, se scintill’ancora” from Euridice, speech
sound tracing and musical setting by Peri
Alas, alas, if even a spark of that ardor still burns in your breast,
hear, my life, hear the laments and mourning
of your dear Orfeo, from his innermost heart
Weep at my lament, shades of the Inferno.