Op. 367 THE DECAMERON (November 14, 2021)
100 Novels for Voices and Instruments, after Giovanni Boccaccio
PROEM / FIRST DAY / Introduction
Novel I. Ser Ciappelletto Cheats a Holy Friar
Novel II. Abraham Sees the Depravity of the Clergy
Novel III. Melchizedek, with the Story of the Three Rings,
Escapes a Perilous Snare Set by Saladin
Novel IV. A Monk, Lapsing into Sin,
Justly Censures the Same Fault in his Abbot,
and thus Escapes Penalty
Novel V. The Marchioness of Monferrato,
by a Banquet of Hens Seasoned with Wit,
Checks the Mad Passion of the King of France
Novel VI. A Worthy Man, by an Apt Saying,
Puts to Shame the Hypocrisy of a Friar Minor
Novel VII. Bergamino, with a Story of Primasso and the
Abbot of Cluny, Censures a Sudden Avarice in
Messer Cane della Scala
Novel VIII. Guglielmo Borsiere, by a Neat Retort,
Sharply Censures Avarice in Messer Ermino de' Grimaldi
Novel IX. The Censure of a Gascon Lady Converts the
King of Cyprus from a Churlish to an Honorable Temper
Novel X. Master Alberto da Bologna Honourably
Puts to Shame a Lady Who Sought Occasion
to Put Him to Shame in that He Was in Love with Her
SECOND DAY / Introduction
Novel I. Martellino Pretends to Be a Paralytic
Novel II. Rinaldo d'Asti Is Robbed
Novel III. Allesandro Falls in with an Abbott
Novel IV. Landolfo Ruffolo Turns Corsair and Is Shipwrecked
Novel V. Andreuccio da Perugia Meets with Three Serious
Adventures in One Night
Novel VI. Madam Beritola Loses Two Sons and
Goes to Lunigiani
Novel VII. The Soldan of Babylon's Daughter
Comes Into the Hands of Nine Men
Novel VIII. The Count of Antwerp Goes into Exile
Novel IX. Bernabo of Genoa, Deceived by Ambrogiuolo,
Commands his Innocent Wife Be Put to Death
Novel X. Paganino da Monaco carries off the wife of
Messer Ricciardo di Chinzica
THIRD DAY / Introduction
Novel I. Masetto da Lamporecchio Feigns to Be Dumb
Novel II. A Groom Lies with the Wife of King Agilulf
Novel III. A Lady Induces a Booby Friar to Provide a
Means to the Entire Gratification of her Passion
Novel IV. Dom Felice Has a Good Time with Fra Puccio's Wife
Novel V. Ricciardo Zima Gives a Horse to Messer Francesco
Vergellesi
Novel VI. Ricciardo Minutolo Induces the Jealous Catella Fighinolfi
into a Rendezvous
Novel VII. Tedaldo Elisei Delivers the Husband of Monna
Ermellina from Peril of Death
Novel VIII. Ferondo, Having Taken a Certain Powder,
Is Disinterred by the Abbot, Who Enjoys his Wife
Novel IX. Gillette of Narbonne Craves Bertrand de Roussillon
Novel X. Alibech Turns Hermit, and Rustico, a Monk,
Teaches Her to Put the Devil in Hell
FOURTH DAY / Introduction
Novel I. Tancred Slays Ghismonda's Lover
Novel II. Fra Alberto Gives a Lady to Understand She Is
Beloved of the Angel Gabriel
Novel III. Three Young Men Love Three Sisters
Novel IV. Gerbino Attacks a Ship to Rescue the King of Tunis's
Daughter
Novel V. Lisabetta's Brothers Slay her Lover
Novel VI. Andreuolo Loves Gabriotto
Novel VII. Pasquino Rubs a Leaf of Sage
Novel VIII. Girolamo Returns to Find Salvestra Married
Novel IX. Sieur Guillaume de Roussillon Slays his Wife's
Paramour
Novel X. The Wife of a Doctor Deems her Lover,
Who Has Taken an Opiate, to Be Dead
FIFTH DAY / Introduction
Novel I. Cimon, by Loving, Waxes Wise, Wins Iphegenia
Novel II. Gostanza loves Martuccio Gomito,
and hearing that he is dead, gives way to despair,
and hies her alone aboard a boat
Novel III. Pietro Boccamazza runs away with Agnolella,
and encounters a gang of robbers
Novel IV. Ricciardo Manardi is found by Messer Lizio da Valbona
with his daughter, whom he marries, and remains at peace
with her father
Novel V. Agnesa has two lovers in Faenza, to wit,
Giannole di Severino and Minghino di Mingole,
who fight about her
Novel VI. Gianni di Procida, being found with the damsel that he
loves, and who had been given to King Frederic, is bound with
her to a stake
Novel VII. Pietro Teodoro, being enamoured of Violante,
daughter of Messer Amerigo, his lord,
gets her with child, and is sentenced to the gallows
Novel VIII. Nastagio degli Onesti, loving a damsel of the
Traversari family, by lavish expenditure gains not her love.
Novel IX. Federigo degli Alberighi loves and is not loved in return
he wastes his substance by lavishness until nought is left but a
single falcon.
Novel X. Pietro di Vinciolo goes from home to sup;
his wife brings a boy into the house to bear her company
SIXTH DAY / Introduction
Novel I. A knight offers to carry Madonna Oretta on horseback
with a story
Novel II. Cisti gives Messer Geri Spina to know that
he has asked that of him which he should not
Novel III. Monna Nonna de' Pulci silences the Bishop of Florence
Novel IV. Chichibio converts Currado Gianfigliazzi's wrath into
laughter
Novel V. Messer Forese da Rabatta and Master Giotto deride
one another's scurvy appearance
Novel VI. Michele Scalza proves to certain young men that the
Baronci are the best gentlemen in the world
Novel VII. Madonna Filippa, being found by her husband with
her lover, is cited before the court, and by a ready and jocund
answer acquits herself
Novel VIII. Fresco admonishes his niece not to look at herself
in the glass, if 'tis, as she says, grievous to her to see nasty
folk
Novel IX. Guido Cavalcanti by a quip meetly
rebukes certain Florentine gentlemen
who had taken him at a disadvantage
Novel X. Fra Cipolla promises to shew certain country-folk a
feather of the Angel Gabriel, in lieu of which he finds coals
SEVENTH DAY / Introduction
Novel 1 - Gianni Lotteringhi hears the knocking of his wife's lover
Novel II - Peronella bestows her lover in a barrel
Novel III - Fra Rinaldo lies with his gossip
Novel IV - Tofano locks his wife out of the house
Novel V - A jealous husband disguises himself as a priest
Novel VI - Madonna Isabella has with her Leonetto
Novel VII - Madonna Beatrice sends her husband Egano into a
garden disguised as herself
Novel VIII - Arriguccio discovers that Monna Sismonda
has warning of her lover's approach
Novel IX - Lydia and Pyrrhus make Nicostratus believe
that what he saw was not real
Novel X - Tingoccio returns from the other world
EIGHTH DAY / Introduction
Novel I - Gulfardo Borrows Moneys of Guasparruolo
Novel II - The Priest of Varlungo Lies with Monna Belcolore
Novel III - Calandrino, Bruno, and Buffalmacco Go In
Quest of the Heliotrope beside the Mugnone
Novel IV - The Rector of Fiesole Loves a Widow Lady
Novel V - Three Young Men Pull Down the Breeches of a Judge
Novel VI - Bruno and Buffalmacco Steal a Pig from Calandrino
Novel VII - A Scholar Loves a Widow Lady
Novel VIII - One Friend Lies with Another's Wife
Novel IX - Bruno and Buffalmacco Prevail upon Master Simone
Novel X - A Sicilian Woman Cunningly Conveys from a Merchant
NINTH DAY / Introduction
Novel I - Madonna Francesca, having two lovers,
artfully rids herself of both
Novel II - An abbess rises in haste in the dark
Novel III - Master Simone, at the instance of
Bruno and Buffalmacco and Nello,
makes Calandrino believe that he is with child
Novel IV - Cecco Fortarrigo, loses his all at play at Buonconvento,
besides the money of his master Cecco Angiulieri
Novel V - Calandrino being enamoured of a damsel,
Bruno gives him a scroll, averring that,
if he but touch her therewith, she will go with him
Novel VI - Two young men lodge at an inn, of whom the one
lies with the host's daughter,
his wife by inadvertence lying with the other.
Novel VII - Talano di Molese dreams
Novel VIII - Biondello gulls Ciacco in the matter of a breakfast
Novel IX - Two young men ask counsel of Solomon
Novel X - Dom Gianni at the instance of his gossip
Pietro uses an enchantment to transform Pietro's wife into a mare
TENTH DAY / Introduction
Novel I - A knight in the service of the King of Spain deems himself
ill-paid
Novel II - Ghino di Tacco captures the Abbot of Cluny
Novel III - Mitridanes, holding Nathan in despite,
journeys with intent to kill him
Novel IV - Messer Gentile de' Carisendi disinters a lady that he loves
Novel V - Madonna Dianora craves of Messer Ansaldo a garden
Novel VI - King Charles the Old falls in love with two young maidens
Novel VII - King Pedro, apprised of the fervent love borne him by Lisa
Novel VIII - Sophronia, albeit she deems herself wife to Gisippus,
is wife to Titus Quintius Fulvus
Novel IX - Saladin, in guise of a merchant,
is honourably entreated by Messer Torello
Novel X - Gualtieri, Marquis of Saluzzo,
consents to take Griselda as his wife
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