Music 2710F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Henry Purcell, Ballad Opera, Flash Mob
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Fair game terms: masques, semi-operas, henry purcell (1659-1695, dido and aeneas (1689, the beggar"s opera (1728, ballad opera. Masque: courtly entertainment involving music, dancing, and singing (baroque flash mob, participation of courtiers. Semi-opera: can flow from masques a generation later, myths/legends (greek myth) told through mix of spoken dialogue and music, on stage. Less audience involvement, less improvisation: example: purcell"s fair queen and king arthur, random plots, about being fibulas, can be like early musicals. English opera: dido and aeneas, probably first performed at english court. Short, written for treble-voice choir and few soloists: happened before the school performance, documented performance at school for young ladies, heavily edited after purcell"s death. Listening list: where d. and a. fall in love: bond is showing different forms in the first act. Life is mixed of french and english cultures. graduates from there to organist and court composer for charles ii: early influences: matthew locke, john blow, english composer, along with lully-esque influence.
