MUS HIST 3300/5300 Opera History Spring 2013 Terms and concepts for Midterm For the following terms and concepts from lectures and the assigned chapters in Grout & Williams: please be able to: 1) give a brief definition of each term‚ and 2) relate each term to the repertoire that we have studied Terms‚ by Week/Grout & Williams Chapter: Week 1/Chapter 3-4 Court opera Intermedio Monody (accompanied monody) Giulio Caccini. Le nuove musiche; “recitar cantando‚ cantar recitando”
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You can see the influence of the traditional and Mediterranean culture on the inhabitants of central and southern Iraq. In southern Italy‚ most people are more brown and darker hair. In the north‚ however‚ they tend to be taller‚ blonder hair and lighter eyes. If from north to south‚ the Italians have one thing in common-a love of life-they are also sociable and have a passion for what they do. They talk a lot and pretty gesture. The Italians are not afraid of showing emotions‚ give hugs‚ kisses
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Opera in the Classical Era What is Opera? 1. A dramatic work. This usually contains one or more acts‚ set to music for singers and instrumentalists. 2. Opera falls under the genre of Classical music 3. Opera is like a play where rather than speaking lines‚ they are sang. It contains music‚ costumes and a story. History - Opera first began in the 1600’s (The Baroque Era) -Nobles‚ poets and composers began to meet together in Florence‚ Italy around 1575. This group was called the "Camerata
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childhood he has piano lessons at the age of 5. By the time he was 8 he knew all of the notes ‚just as well as his teacher did. When he was 14 his mom had died‚ his mother’s death caused him to turn more towards music. He enjoyed composers such as Rossini‚ Bellini‚ Verdi ‚ and Mozart. Tchaikovsky was removed from the Ministry of Justice‚ where he worked
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The History of Italian Opera Introduction There are many forms of art such as‚ paintings‚ sculptures‚ buildings‚ etc. Opera is another form of art though it may not seem like art to many people. “Few forms of art… are as overtly involved as opera in the social and historical contexts within which they are created and consumed” (Lindenberger 235). Italian opera which obviously formed in Italy is a form of art in the Italian language. It was introduced in Italy in the 1600s. Ironically many
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and in which operatic style were these? Beethoven wrote only one opera it included characterized arias and a quartet written in a form canon and a powerful chorus this opera was all about drama. 2. How long did it take Rossini to write The Barber of Seville? He wrote Il barbiere di seviglia in 13 days only. 3. After retiring in Paris‚ what became Rossini’s favorite hobby/passion? After retirement his passion and hobby was for cooking and many famous recipes were named
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voice in the verses is enticing‚ gentle and soothing. In contrast‚ her voice in the choruses is accompanied by a gospel choir and becomes more robust and energetic. Similarly‚ when Callas performs ‘Una voce poco fa’ from The Barber of Seville by Rossini‚ she has a ‘powerful and sensitive way of acting the words as she sings them’ (Moohan‚ 2008‚ p. 178). Both Madonna and Maria Callas seem to draw on aspects of their lives to aid them in conveying the powerful messages within their music. Madonna has
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not he is using keyholes. Musical scores including serpent Six Field Marches for Military Band‚ Three English Military Marches‚ The Creation‚ Divertimento St. Antoni – Haydn Water Music‚ Music for Royal Fieworks – Handel Numerous Operas – Rossini Das Leben ein Traum – Klose Messe Solennelle‚ Grande Messe des Morts‚ Symphonie Fantastique‚ Grand Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale – Berlioz Meerestille‚ St. Paul‚ Midsummer Night’s Dream – Mendelssohn 9th Symphony – Louis/Ludwig Sphor Masaniello
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REPORT ON: GEORGES AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER George August Escoffier‚ later known simply as Auguste Escoffier‚ was born on October 28‚ 1846‚ in the small village of Villeneuve-Loubet‚ near Nice‚ in the Provence region of France. Among the key figures in his life was his father‚ who worked primarily as a blacksmith‚ yet also cultivated tobacco plants. His grandmother‚ an enthusiastic cook‚ was perhaps more responsible than anyone for instilling in young August an appreciation for cooking. Young Escoffier
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MUS1041: Repertory A Western Music: 1750-1890 The purpose of MUS1041 is to give an introduction‚ historical‚ cultural and analytical‚ to the music of what are usually called the Classical and Romantic eras. The main traditions of European music will be covered and advice will be given as to the development of ways of defining the musical materials of these fascinating and popular periods. The module is also intended to function as an introduction to the study of music at university and
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