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{{Infobox musical composition
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| name                = Musiche varie<!-- use |list_title= if list -->
| name                = Caro mio ben<!-- use |list_title= if list -->
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| composer            = [[Benedetto Ferrari]]
| composer            = attributed to [[Giuseppe Giordani]]
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| full_title          = Caro mio ben
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'''"{{lang|it|M'amò tanto costei}}"''' was written and composed by [[Benedetto Ferrari]] and is contained in Book III of his ''[[Musiche Varie]]'', published in 1641.<ref name="OPAC"/><ref name="Wiki"/><ref name="IMSLP"/>
Even today, '''"{{lang|it|Caro mio ben}}"''', a song from the 1700's,  is still widely popular. Formerly attributed to Tommaso Giordani, it is now thought to be more likely written by his brother, [[Giuseppe Giordani]].<ref name="Wiki"/>


It appears on the following album:
It appears on the following album:
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! Album
! Album
! Ensemble
! With
! Conductor


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| 2003
| [[2021]]
| [[Musiche Varie (Album)]]
| [[À sa guitare (Album)]]
| [[Ensemble Artaserse]]
| [[Thibaut Garcia]]
| Philippe Jaroussky
|}
 
It is part of the following concert program:
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! width="80px"|Year
! Concert program
! With
 
|-
| [[2021]] &dash; [[2022]]
| [[À sa guitare (Concert program)]]
| [[Thibaut Garcia]]
|}
|}
==Libretto==
==Libretto==
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| title            = M'amò tanto costei
| title            = Caro mio ben
| english-title    = She loved me so much
| english-title    = Oh gentle Maid
| composer        = [[Benedetto Ferrari]]
| composer        = [[Giuseppe Giordani]]
| lyricist        = [[Benedetto Ferrari]]
| lyricist        = uncertain
| work            = [[Musiche Varie]], Book III
| work            =  
| role            =  
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| country =Italy
| country =Italy
| language-note =Modern Italian
| language-note =Modern Italian
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|'''1'''
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|Caro mio ben
M'amò tanto costei,
credimi almen
Che tanto i sommi dei
Senza di te'
Non amano lassù.
languisce il cor
Ora non m'ama più.
Meraviglia non è,
Se varia umor e fé,
Al mondo per natura.
Tutto passa e non dura.


'''2'''
Caro mio ben
Forse che m'ingannò
Senza di te'
Perch'in me non trovò
languisce il cor
Tanto merto, e bontà
Quant'in le è beltà
Ma nel regno d'amor
Del pari va ogni cor
Ah, non puo donna amante
Esser bella, e costante.


'''3'''
Il tuo fedel
Non mi vuo' disperar
sospira ogn'or
Se non mi vuol amar,
Cessa crudel tanto rigor
Ben tempo anco verrà,
 
Che nessun l'amerà;
Caro mio ben
Vostr'instabil desir
credimi almen
O donne vuo' seguir
Senza di te'
Vuo' amar con mente scaltra
languisce il cor}}<ref name="IMSLP"/><ref name="GoogleBooks"/></poem>
Oggi una, diman l'altra.
}}</poem>
}}{{Libretti
}}{{Libretti
| country =Italy
| country =United Kingdom
| language-note =Ancient Italian (Manuscript)
| language-note =
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|'''1'''
| libretto-text =<poem>My dearest,
M'amò tanto costei
At least believe me,
che tanto i sommi dei
Without you
non amano la sù
My heart grows weak.
hora non m'ama più
 
meraviglia non è
My dearest,
se varia humor e fè
Without you
al mondo per natura
My heart grows weak.
tutto passa e non dura.
 
Your faithful one
Sighs every hour
Cease your cruel ordeal
 
My dearest,
At least believe me,
Without you
My heart grows weak.<ref name="DN"/></poem>
}}{{Libretti
| country =United Kingdom
| language-note =Non-literal Historic Translation
| libretto-text =<poem>O gentle Maid
hear now my sighs
For thee my Heart
in secret dies
 
Hear now my sighs
for thee my heart
in secret dies


'''2'''
Grace with thy smile
Forse che m'ingannò
those lips divine
perch'in me non trouò<nowiki>*</nowiki>
Peace join't with bliss must soon be mine
tanto merto, e bontà<nowiki>**</nowiki>
quant'in le è beltà
ma nel regno d'amor
del pari va ogni cor
ah, non può donna amante
esser bella, e costante.


'''3'''
O gentle Maid
Non mi vuò disperar
hear now my sighs
se non mi vuol amar,
For thee my Heart
ben tempo anco verrà,
in secret dies</poem>
che nessun l'amerà;
<div class="footnotes"><poem>From: ''Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song''  
vostr'instabil desir
''Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti with Universal Applause''  
o Donne vuò seguir
''at the Concert, for the Musical Fund, at the Opera''
vuò amar con mente scaltra
''House; Composed by Sigr. Giordani'', ca. 1785<ref name="IMSLP"/><ref name="GoogleBooks"/></poem></div>
hoggi una, diman l'altra.}}<ref name="IMSLP3"/></poem>
}}
<poem><nowiki>*)</nowiki> "trouò" &rarr; "trovò"
<nowiki>**)</nowiki> "merto": variant of "merito"</poem>}}
</div>
</div>
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==Manuscripts and sheet music==
==Manuscripts and sheet music==
[[File:M'amò tanto costei.png|thumb|alt=Manuscript of "M'amò tanto costei"|Manuscript of "M'amò tanto costei"<ref name="IMSLP3"/>]]
[[File:Incipit of "Caro mio ben".jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Incipit of "Caro mio ben"|Incipit of "Caro mio ben" <ref name="IMSLP"/>]]
*{{cite web
*British Library
|url=https://imslp.org/wiki/Musiche_varie_a_voce_sola_(Ferrari%2C_Benedetto)
{{cite book
|title=Benedetto Ferrari
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  |first=
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|author-link=
  |date=
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  |website=IMSLP
  |title=Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti, with Universal Applause at the Concert for the Musical Fund, at the Opera House, Composed by Sigr. Giordani.
  |access-date={{date|2021-09-21|MDY}}
|url=https://www.google.de/books/edition/Caro_mio_ben_A_Celebrated_Song_sung_by_S/Ux41xbeqd_gC?hl=de&gbpv=0
  |url-status=live
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*Alternative link: IMSLP:
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|author-link=
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|title=Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti, with Universal Applause at the Concert for the Musical Fund, at the Opera House, Composed by Sigr. Giordani.
  |url=https://imslp.org/wiki/Caro_mio_ben_(Giordani%2C_Tommaso)
|location=London
|publisher=J. Preston, {{circa}}{{date|1785}}
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  |title=Benedetto Ferrari
  |title=Giuseppe Giordani
  |website=Wikipedia
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  |url=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedetto_Ferrari
  |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Giordani
  |access-date={{date|2021-09-21|MDY}}
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001103134/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Giordani
|archive-date={{date|2021-10-01|MDY}}
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{{cite book
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  |first=
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|author-link=
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  |access-date={{date|2021-09-21|MDY}}
|url=https://imslp.org/wiki/Caro_mio_ben_(Giordani%2C_Tommaso)
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|title=Benedetto Ferrari
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{{cite book
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  |first=
|author-link=
  |date=
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  |website=OPAC
  |title=Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti, with Universal Applause at the Concert for the Musical Fund, at the Opera House, Composed by Sigr. Giordani.
  |access-date={{date|2021-09-21|MDY}}
  |url=https://www.google.de/books/edition/Caro_mio_ben_A_Celebrated_Song_sung_by_S/Ux41xbeqd_gC?hl=de&gbpv=0
  |url-status=live
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<ref name="IMSLP3">{{cite web
<ref name="DN">English translation by David Norton, 2021</ref>
|url=https://imslp.org/wiki/Musiche_varie_a_voce_sola_(Ferrari%2C_Benedetto)
 
|title=Benedetto Ferrari, Musice Varie, Book three: RISM A/I: F 267
|last=
|first=
|date=
|website=IMSLP
|access-date={{date|2021-09-21|MDY}}
|url-status=live
|quote=
}} </ref>
}}
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[[Category:17th-century music]]
[[Category:18th-century music]]
[[Category:secular]]
[[Category:secular]]

Latest revision as of 22:03, 13 October 2021

Caro mio ben
by attributed to Giuseppe Giordani
Cover of "Caro mio ben"
Cover of "Caro mio ben"[1]
Full titleCaro mio ben
Librettouncertain
Publishedbefore or around c.1785

Even today, "Caro mio ben", a song from the 1700's, is still widely popular. Formerly attributed to Tommaso Giordani, it is now thought to be more likely written by his brother, Giuseppe Giordani.[2]

It appears on the following album:

Year Album With
2021 À sa guitare (Album) Thibaut Garcia

It is part of the following concert program:

Year Concert program With
20212022 À sa guitare (Concert program) Thibaut Garcia

Libretto

Caro mio ben
(Oh gentle Maid)

Giuseppe Giordani (music),  uncertain (words)


Italy
Modern Italian

Caro mio ben
credimi almen
Senza di te'
languisce il cor

Caro mio ben
Senza di te'
languisce il cor

Il tuo fedel
sospira ogn'or
Cessa crudel tanto rigor

Caro mio ben
credimi almen
Senza di te'
languisce il cor
[1][3]

United Kingdom

My dearest,
At least believe me,
Without you
My heart grows weak.

My dearest,
Without you
My heart grows weak.

Your faithful one
Sighs every hour
Cease your cruel ordeal

My dearest,
At least believe me,
Without you
My heart grows weak.[4]

United Kingdom
Non-literal Historic Translation

O gentle Maid
hear now my sighs
For thee my Heart
in secret dies

Hear now my sighs
for thee my heart
in secret dies

Grace with thy smile
those lips divine
Peace join't with bliss must soon be mine

O gentle Maid
hear now my sighs
For thee my Heart
in secret dies

From: Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song
Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti with Universal Applause
at the Concert, for the Musical Fund, at the Opera
House; Composed by Sigr. Giordani, ca. 1785[1][3]

Manuscripts and sheet music

Incipit of "Caro mio ben"
Incipit of "Caro mio ben" [1]
  • British Library

Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti, with Universal Applause at the Concert for the Musical Fund, at the Opera House, Composed by Sigr. Giordani. London: J. Preston, c.1785.

  • Alternative link: IMSLP:

Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti, with Universal Applause at the Concert for the Musical Fund, at the Opera House, Composed by Sigr. Giordani. London: J. Preston, c.1785.

References