Music 1a Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: The Marriage Of Figaro, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Così Fan Tutte
17 Mar 2016
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The weaving of a musical fabric based on short motives that could be easily repeated or interrupted gave music a flexibility more suitable to comedy. Unlike serious opera, comic opera made considerable use of duets, trios, quartets, and larger ensembles, particularly as finales of acts. Intensifying the social tensions between classes (highlight the stratification between social classes) Letting you really see the personal interactions. Introducing moral issues: mozart brought a psychological depth through his musical characterizations, delineation of character occurs not only in solo arias but especially in duets, trios, and larger ensembles, the ensemble finales allow these characters to clash. Combining realism with ongoing dramatic action and superbly unified musical form: mozart orchestration (particularly his use of winds) played an important role in defining characters and situations, opening of le nozze di figaro. Figaro and susanna are preparing for their wedding.
