Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.955887 Composed by Claudio Monteverdi. Arranged by Scott S. Stewart. Baroque,Contemporary. 17 pages. Scott S. Stewart #6735537. Published by Scott S. Stewart (A0.955887). How Sweet Is the Torment, is a 2022 setting of Monteverdi’s Baroque aria Sì dolce è’l tormento which was published in 1624. Its strophic composition made it immediately ‘catchy’ and its original lyrics by Carlo Milanuzzi, conveys a very familiar topic: the ‘sweet torment of a broken heart’. This song carries the subtitle: Recitar cantando, that new style of singing that imitates the inflections of the spoken text. Text (and elocution) is/are important. The text has been updated and put in the vernacular (English) of/by the arranger. This aria is arranged for a 4-part SATB ensemble with piano accompaniment. Performance time: 4:35+-
