1Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
2Madrigal: 4.1
3Title: Ah, Dolente Partita
4Time Signature: 4/4
5Analyst: Dmitri Tymoczko
6Key Signature:
7
8Note: m1-6 open with a two voice texture in which harmony is ambiguous; the analysis begins with the first complete triad
9
10m7 a: iv6
11m7var1 VI7 b3 iv6
12m8 v
13m9 i
14m10 VII
15m11 III
16m12 b3 i6
17m13 iv b2 iio6
18m14 V
19Note: the harmony in m15-21 echoes m11-14 a fifth lower; this occurs several times in the piece.
20m15 i b3 VI d: III
21m17 i6 b3 IV
22m18 ii6
23m19 V
24m21 i
25m22 v a: i
26m24 b3 iv6/4
27m25 i
28m27 iv6
29m28 i6/4 b3 v
30m29 iv6
31m30 V
32m31 i
33m34 iv
34m35 i
35m37 d: iv6 b3 VI
36m38 i6/4 b3 V
37m39 i
38m41 v6 a: i6
39m42 VI
40m43 III
41m45 iio6
42m46 i6/4 b3 V
43m47 i
44m50 iv6
45m51 V
46m52 i
47m54 b2 VI6 b4 v6
48m55 iv6 b2 iii6 b3 iv6
49m56 V[no3] b4 III
50m57 VII b4 I
51m58 IV
52m59 IV b3 ii6 b4 ii
53m60 i6/4 b3 V
54Note: m62-65 repeat 57-60 a fifth lower
55m61 i b4 d: III
56m62-65 = m57-60
57m66 i
58m67 b2 v a: i b4.5 v6
59m68 iv6 b2.5 VII b3 i
60Note: beat 2.5 in m69 can be analyzed as passing, as a iv6 with a suspension (or upper-voice pedal), or as a seventh chord.
61m69 b2 v6 b2.5 iv6 b3 V b4 i6/4
62m69var1 b2 v6 b2.5 VI7 b3 V b4 i6/4
63m69var2 b3 V b4 i6/4
64m70 V b3 i
65m71 b3 d: i6
66m72 V6 b3 i
67m73 = m72
68m74 = m72
69m75 = m72
70m76 V b4.5 V2
71m77 i6 a: iv6 b2.5 VII b3 i
72m78 b3 V
73m79 b3 i
74m80 V b3 i
75m81 V b3 VI
76m82 V6/iv b3 iv
77m82var1 I6 b3 iv
78m83 v
79m84 i6/4 b3 V
80m85 = m84
81m86 = m84
82m87 b3 i6/4
83m88 V
84Note: final six measures of the piece echo the preceding music a fifth lower.  I am analyzing this as I-iv-I rather than V-i-V in d minor.
85m89 I
86m90 b3 iv6/4
87m91 V b3 iv6/4
88m92 = m91
89m93 = m91
90m94 I
91m95 iv
92m96 I