Le violette

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) · Pirro e Demetrio · Arie antiche (Parisotti), no. 1 · Baroque

At a glance

Accompaniment
Piano
Language of the text
Italian
Key
B♭ major
Genre
Aria, Early Italian aria
Series
Aria
Available voices
High voice, Medium voice, Low voice
Score
PDMX / MuseScore, CC0 licence

Chapters, High voice part

  1. Intro
  2. LISTEN — the sung model with piano
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — sing along with the guide voice
  5. FULL TEMPO — sing along with the guide voice
  6. PIANO ONLY — the backing track: now you sing
  7. End screen

Chapters, Medium voice part

  1. Intro
  2. LISTEN — the sung model with piano
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — sing along with the guide voice
  5. FULL TEMPO — sing along with the guide voice
  6. PIANO ONLY — the backing track: now you sing
  7. End screen

Chapters, Low voice part

  1. Intro
  2. LISTEN — the sung model with piano
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — sing along with the guide voice
  5. FULL TEMPO — sing along with the guide voice
  6. PIANO ONLY — the backing track: now you sing
  7. End screen

Practise with the player

Notes on the piece

An aria by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725), from the opera Pirro e Demetrio (1694), also known as a staple of the “Arie antiche” study repertoire. Italian text, ideal for phrasing and legato work.

Written with AI assistance

Text and translations

Original text · Italian

Rugiadose,
Odorose,
Violette graziose,
Voi vi state
Vergognose,
Mezzo ascose
Fra le foglie,
E sgridate
Le mie voglie,
Che son troppo ambiziose.

Source of the text: lieder.net

Score

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PDMX / MuseScore · Licence: CC0

Reference editions

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