VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fugue, Liebestod, Tristan Chord
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Italian in charge of france kind of; introduced opera to france they didn"t really get it. Could use singers as spies since they sing in court. Louis xiv loves to dance = louis is the sun king and everyone danced around him as the other planets. Jean baptiste lully = italian, born in florence; most important court composer, created a musical style for opera which appealed to the french. French overture: a two part form with each part repeated, the first part is a slower processional featuring the heavy use of double dotting. The second is a faster section featuring lots of fugal counterpoint. Air (italian = aria): text set to more lyrical music in a less natural style, used for moments where characters are reflecting on events in the opera (similar to soliloquy). French opera, the style was of airs was kept elegant and simple.
