Vol 3 - Whitwell - Essays on the Origins of Western Music
... greater concern for moral principles. One early reference to opera, in 1624, during the tragic years of the Thirty Years’ War, understandably finds its purpose as bringing joy and recollection of the more pleasant things of life to the viewer. Lyric poetry, a genre highly suited to music, requires ...
... greater concern for moral principles. One early reference to opera, in 1624, during the tragic years of the Thirty Years’ War, understandably finds its purpose as bringing joy and recollection of the more pleasant things of life to the viewer. Lyric poetry, a genre highly suited to music, requires ...
Paris: 1918-1945
... orchestral style, though Bruckner and M a hler had as little eflect on them as Debussy's anti-classicism. The oldest a nd best-known was Vincent d ' Indy ( 1851-1931) , whose reverence for Franck's teaching was matched by his absorption in Wagnerian music drama; d' I ndy's orchestral music is satura ...
... orchestral style, though Bruckner and M a hler had as little eflect on them as Debussy's anti-classicism. The oldest a nd best-known was Vincent d ' Indy ( 1851-1931) , whose reverence for Franck's teaching was matched by his absorption in Wagnerian music drama; d' I ndy's orchestral music is satura ...
The Composer - Opera On The James
... di Granata in Rome in 1822. For the next several years he produced two to five operas a year, from one-act farces to full-length serious works; these were presented in Naples, Rome, Palermo and Genoa. In 1828 Donizetti married Virginia Vasselli, and although she bore them three children, none surviv ...
... di Granata in Rome in 1822. For the next several years he produced two to five operas a year, from one-act farces to full-length serious works; these were presented in Naples, Rome, Palermo and Genoa. In 1828 Donizetti married Virginia Vasselli, and although she bore them three children, none surviv ...
les siecles - Les Siècles
... had discovered the Nocturnes in 1904 and following this promoted Debussy’s work in Finland, where later his string quartet was premiered in 1907. Both composers in their respective countries were seen to represent a musical nationalism. They also shared an interest in the work of the Belgian playwr ...
... had discovered the Nocturnes in 1904 and following this promoted Debussy’s work in Finland, where later his string quartet was premiered in 1907. Both composers in their respective countries were seen to represent a musical nationalism. They also shared an interest in the work of the Belgian playwr ...
“La Marseillaise” (Verse 1)
... After the Bastille Luigi Cherubini’s Lodoiska was one the most popular operas of its time. After it’s premiere in July 1791 it ran for more than 200 performances. Though it is set in Poland during the 1600’s; it is clearly meant to be understood by the French audiences as an analogy to the events t ...
... After the Bastille Luigi Cherubini’s Lodoiska was one the most popular operas of its time. After it’s premiere in July 1791 it ran for more than 200 performances. Though it is set in Poland during the 1600’s; it is clearly meant to be understood by the French audiences as an analogy to the events t ...
| MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS
... But practical economics were only part of the reason these works were created. They also gave audiences an opportunity to hear their favorite melodies more than once. Before the introduction of commercial sound recording in the early 20th century, the only way to hear a piece of music was to hear it ...
... But practical economics were only part of the reason these works were created. They also gave audiences an opportunity to hear their favorite melodies more than once. Before the introduction of commercial sound recording in the early 20th century, the only way to hear a piece of music was to hear it ...
Broadway Musical Comic Opera And Operetta Week 3
... • Sigmund Romberg so extended the musical and dramatic possibilities of the operetta form that little soon remained to be said, sung, or explored. • American audiences abandoned operetta in the 1930s. Deep In My Heart (1954) Trailer Biopic of composer Sigmund Romberg with Adolph Deutsch in charge o ...
... • Sigmund Romberg so extended the musical and dramatic possibilities of the operetta form that little soon remained to be said, sung, or explored. • American audiences abandoned operetta in the 1930s. Deep In My Heart (1954) Trailer Biopic of composer Sigmund Romberg with Adolph Deutsch in charge o ...
Operetta Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of
... character. Operettas are often considered less "serious" than operas. Topical satire is a feature common to many operettas. Normally some of the libretto of an operetta is spoken rather than sung. Instead of moving from one musical number to another, the musical segments — e.g. aria, recitative, cho ...
... character. Operettas are often considered less "serious" than operas. Topical satire is a feature common to many operettas. Normally some of the libretto of an operetta is spoken rather than sung. Instead of moving from one musical number to another, the musical segments — e.g. aria, recitative, cho ...
MEANINGS OF VOCAL EXPRESSIVITY IN MUSICAL DRAMA
... drama. As René Leibovitz notes in Histoire de l’Opéra, drama and music work at Mozart in a hitherto unprecedented connection4. French lyric drama from the second half of the nineteenth century concentrates literary – musical expression in arias and recitatives. French language, having a different mu ...
... drama. As René Leibovitz notes in Histoire de l’Opéra, drama and music work at Mozart in a hitherto unprecedented connection4. French lyric drama from the second half of the nineteenth century concentrates literary – musical expression in arias and recitatives. French language, having a different mu ...
Jean-Baptiste Lully (Giovanni Battista Lulli) (1632 – 1687
... Royal Ballet. By March 16, 1653, Lully had been made the royal composer for instrumental music. In 1661 Louis XIV named Lully superintendent of the royal music and music master of the royal family. When he married the daughter of the renowned singer and composer Michel Lambert in 1662, Giovanni Batt ...
... Royal Ballet. By March 16, 1653, Lully had been made the royal composer for instrumental music. In 1661 Louis XIV named Lully superintendent of the royal music and music master of the royal family. When he married the daughter of the renowned singer and composer Michel Lambert in 1662, Giovanni Batt ...
File - SDC music resources
... Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini continued Italian opera’s dominance through their innovations in both opera seria and opera buffa. ...
... Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini continued Italian opera’s dominance through their innovations in both opera seria and opera buffa. ...
Jennifer Borghi - musicassoluta.com
... The particular splendour of Versailles is all about scale. It's a point made forcefully when you turn a corner into the Avenue de Paris and the splendid municipal buildings and hôtels particuliers all shrink, suddenly dwarfed by the elegantly sprawling bulk of the Palace of Versailles itself. In the ...
... The particular splendour of Versailles is all about scale. It's a point made forcefully when you turn a corner into the Avenue de Paris and the splendid municipal buildings and hôtels particuliers all shrink, suddenly dwarfed by the elegantly sprawling bulk of the Palace of Versailles itself. In the ...
Lecture Slides
... • 17th century was time of political unrest in England and circumstances were not favorable to introduction of opera from ...
... • 17th century was time of political unrest in England and circumstances were not favorable to introduction of opera from ...
The Baroque Period 1600-1750
... Vocal music and instrumental music continue to be written together and separate Instrumental music begins to gain ground as an independent musical form Composers and musicians begin to write and perform instrumental music – compositions and performances begin to accumulate and gain a heightened ...
... Vocal music and instrumental music continue to be written together and separate Instrumental music begins to gain ground as an independent musical form Composers and musicians begin to write and perform instrumental music – compositions and performances begin to accumulate and gain a heightened ...
Overture to “L`italiana in Algeri” (The Italian Girl in Algiers
... was not the point. As an old man he wrote, “Delight must be the aim of this art. Simple melody—clear rhythm.” The French composer Hector Berlioz wrote bitterly of his disappointment with Italian music: “Music for the Italians is a sensual pleasure and nothing more. For this noble expression of the m ...
... was not the point. As an old man he wrote, “Delight must be the aim of this art. Simple melody—clear rhythm.” The French composer Hector Berlioz wrote bitterly of his disappointment with Italian music: “Music for the Italians is a sensual pleasure and nothing more. For this noble expression of the m ...
Opera Japonica
... Paris in April saw a new production of Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser at the Théâtre du Châtelet. It was beautifully performed and minimally produced. With no bacchanal, and the song contest reduced to a 'mano a mano' between Tannhäuser and Wolfram, this was an abbreviated (just over three-hour) versio ...
... Paris in April saw a new production of Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser at the Théâtre du Châtelet. It was beautifully performed and minimally produced. With no bacchanal, and the song contest reduced to a 'mano a mano' between Tannhäuser and Wolfram, this was an abbreviated (just over three-hour) versio ...
A Brief History of Opera By Deanna R. Hoying
... exception of one, all Verdi's operas deal with serious subject matter from Shakespeare's OTHELLO to Victor Hugo's RIGOLETTO. Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini and early Verdi all composed in the BEL CANTO style which was characterized by long, fluid, melodic lines throughout the opera. This marriage betwe ...
... exception of one, all Verdi's operas deal with serious subject matter from Shakespeare's OTHELLO to Victor Hugo's RIGOLETTO. Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini and early Verdi all composed in the BEL CANTO style which was characterized by long, fluid, melodic lines throughout the opera. This marriage betwe ...
Les Fêtes vénitiennes
... In opéra-ballet, not only does dance gain a status equal to singing, which will enable dancers to dazzle the Enlightenment, but also favors the advent of comedy in an institution that has rejected it. Comedy, which means familiar themes, actual locations and circumstances – such as the Carnival of V ...
... In opéra-ballet, not only does dance gain a status equal to singing, which will enable dancers to dazzle the Enlightenment, but also favors the advent of comedy in an institution that has rejected it. Comedy, which means familiar themes, actual locations and circumstances – such as the Carnival of V ...
Franz von Suppé (1819-1895)
... into the wit, originality of ideas and verve that were the essence of this most original composer. Pique Dame is the title that Suppé gave to a revised version of an earlier work that he expanded into two acts and is very loosely based on the story “The Queen of Spades” by the Russian Alexander Push ...
... into the wit, originality of ideas and verve that were the essence of this most original composer. Pique Dame is the title that Suppé gave to a revised version of an earlier work that he expanded into two acts and is very loosely based on the story “The Queen of Spades” by the Russian Alexander Push ...
composers - Liberty Union
... Smithson that inspired his Symphonie Fantastique. This work, with subsections like “March to the Scaffold” and “Dream of a Witches Sabbath” is a common topic of quizbowl questions. Other Berlioz works include Harold in Italy and The Damnation of Faust Charles Gounod (1818-1893) – The story goes that ...
... Smithson that inspired his Symphonie Fantastique. This work, with subsections like “March to the Scaffold” and “Dream of a Witches Sabbath” is a common topic of quizbowl questions. Other Berlioz works include Harold in Italy and The Damnation of Faust Charles Gounod (1818-1893) – The story goes that ...
Diapositiva 1
... in the Conservatory to continue his studies. When he was 16 years old he composed his first successful opera: “ La Cambiale di Matrimonio””, a farce in two acts. ...
... in the Conservatory to continue his studies. When he was 16 years old he composed his first successful opera: “ La Cambiale di Matrimonio””, a farce in two acts. ...
Trio de Llano in Concert
... popular tune is today. Despite the Don’s shallow intentions to add a new name to his ever-growing list of conquests, the original duet is quite beautiful – a trait maintained by Beethoven as he expands on the familiar theme in his arrangement. Walter Piston (1894-1976) was during his lifetime consid ...
... popular tune is today. Despite the Don’s shallow intentions to add a new name to his ever-growing list of conquests, the original duet is quite beautiful – a trait maintained by Beethoven as he expands on the familiar theme in his arrangement. Walter Piston (1894-1976) was during his lifetime consid ...
La Double Coquette - Peak Performances
... la Chambre du Roi, and three years later a member of the Opera orchestra. He was already known as a composer after his sonatas for one and two violins were published in 1739. His four-part symphonies were performed in 1751, and the success of his first opera, Les Amours de Tempé, the following year ...
... la Chambre du Roi, and three years later a member of the Opera orchestra. He was already known as a composer after his sonatas for one and two violins were published in 1739. His four-part symphonies were performed in 1751, and the success of his first opera, Les Amours de Tempé, the following year ...
Opera in 17th-century France
... – included instrumental music, spoken narrative and dialogue, airs ...
... – included instrumental music, spoken narrative and dialogue, airs ...
Artists` Info - Montreal`s Italian Week
... Noel who is also one of the bands lead singers. Concerts, fund raisers, private events and much more have been part of the Grand Show Band's duties provided in many communities. Especially Italian. This team is very proud to have the opportunity to perform for the many admirers in Montreal and would ...
... Noel who is also one of the bands lead singers. Concerts, fund raisers, private events and much more have been part of the Grand Show Band's duties provided in many communities. Especially Italian. This team is very proud to have the opportunity to perform for the many admirers in Montreal and would ...
French opera
French opera is one of Europe's most important operatic traditions, containing works by composers of the stature of Lully, Rameau, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Poulenc and Messiaen. Many foreign-born composers have played a part in the French tradition as well, including Gluck, Salieri, Cherubini, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Offenbach and Verdi.French opera began at the court of Louis XIV of France with Jean-Baptiste Lully's Cadmus et Hermione (1673), although there had been various experiments with the form before that, most notably Pomone by Robert Cambert. Lully and his librettist Quinault created tragédie en musique, a form in which dance music and choral writing were particularly prominent. Lully's most important successor was Rameau. After Rameau's death, the German Gluck was persuaded to produce six operas for the Parisian stage in the 1770s. They show the influence of Rameau, but simplified and with greater focus on the drama. At the same time, by the middle of the 18th century another genre was gaining popularity in France: opéra comique, in which arias alternated with spoken dialogue. By the 1820s, Gluckian influence in France had given way to a taste for the operas of Rossini. Rossini's Guillaume Tell helped found the new genre of Grand opera, a form whose most famous exponent was Giacomo Meyerbeer. Lighter opéra comique also enjoyed tremendous success in the hands of Boïeldieu, Auber and others. In this climate, the operas of the French-born composer Hector Berlioz struggled to gain a hearing. Berlioz's epic masterpiece Les Troyens, the culmination of the Gluckian tradition, was not given a full performance for almost a hundred years after it was written.In the second half of the 19th century, Jacques Offenbach dominated the new genre of operetta with witty and cynical works such as Orphée aux enfers; Charles Gounod scored a massive success with Faust; and Bizet composed Carmen, probably the most famous French opera of all. At the same time, the influence of Richard Wagner was felt as a challenge to the French tradition. Perhaps the most interesting response to Wagnerian influence was Claude Debussy's unique operatic masterpiece Pelléas et Mélisande (1902). Other notable 20th century names include Ravel, Poulenc and Messiaen.