MUH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Carl Friedrich Zelter, Lied, Aria
17 Apr 2019
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Afterlife of heroes (striving is the key, not success), musical grace. Song cycles, robert starves himself - clara stops composing and performs his music. High demand, style is more conservative, seated by status. Choral movements over arias, switch between styles, picturesque/spectacle, stage machinery. Director of italian theater, composer to the king, guillaume tell. Used in freisch tz, creation, etc. to depict the "miracle" moment in the piece. Schlegel poem, soft sound said to be clara. Bel canto (rossini, belini, donizetti) romantic harmonies, lyrical melodies, ornamentation. Italian, wife and kids die, moves to milan (26 operas) Unify a group of people through common identity (culture) Violent passions, supernatural events, tragic outcomes - elaborate sets/costumes/effects - large orchestra and ballet. Hungary, piano solo recitals, toured europe, ladies man. Transcribed orchestral works for piano (all 9 beet symphonies) and piano works for orchestra. Polish, toured europe playing piano, teacher/composer, disliked public concerts. Studied with zelter, best education, civic concerts/large public performances.
