MUS 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Italy National Football Team, Recitative
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Week 12: Monday, Apr 4
Topic: Chapter 44: Multi-Media Hits: Verdi and Italian Opera
LG 35 Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III, excerpts
Chapter 44: Multi-Media Hits: Verdi and Italian Opera
Slide 1: Multi-Media Hits: Verdi and Italian Opera
A. Music is an essential element of contemporary multimedia
B. Commercially successful multimedia arose in the 1800’s Italian theatre tradition
C. Hit songs from operas saturated the culture
>popular in economic and social sense
Slide 2: Opera: Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment
A. General Characteristics:
>Fusion of music and drama
>Orchestra/Musical setting = heightening emotion
>Contrast = solo/ensemble/chorus
>Aria and recitative
>Overture and preludes
>Visual = staging, scenery, costume
Slide 3: Aria and Recitative
A. Aria = song for solo voice and orchestra
> highly melodic and expressive
> pauses the action to express an emotional state
>repetition of text
>orchestral accompaniment
B. Recitative = imitate rhythms & pitch fluctuation of speech
> declamatory
>Moves drama forward
>little or no repetition of text
Slide 4: 19th Century (Romantic) Opera: The “Golden Age” of Opera
A. Still observed opera seria vs. opera buffs
B. Bel Canto Style = “art of beautiful singing”
>Musical emphasis in solo voice and melody
>Prima Donna or Diva
C. Recitativo Accompangnato
>Recitative accompanied by the full orchestra
>Guiseppe Verdi
D. Versimo = realism
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Document Summary
Topic: chapter 44: multi-media hits: verdi and italian opera. Chapter 44: multi-media hits: verdi and italian opera. Slide 1: multi-media hits: verdi and italian opera: music is an essential element of contemporary multimedia, commercially successful multimedia arose in the 1800"s italian theatre tradition, hit songs from operas saturated the culture. Slide 2: opera: drama sung to orchestral accompaniment: general characteristics: Slide 3: aria and recitative: aria = song for solo voice and orchestra. > pauses the action to express an emotional state. >orchestral accompaniment: recitative = imitate rhythms & pitch fluctuation of speech. Slide 4: 19th century (romantic) opera: the golden age of opera: still observed opera seria vs. opera buffs, bel canto style = art of beautiful singing . >audiences could relate emotionally: women gained prominence as solo performers. Slide 5: giuseppe verdi (1813-1901: born in northern italy, operas for milan"s la scala opera house, identified with italian independence movement, twenty-eight opera.
