MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Figured Bass, Castrato, Senesino
7 Mar 2018
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Giulio cesare - end of act i. 0:00 = recitative dialogue b/w cesare [roman emperor] & cleopatra [queen of egypt] 0:46 = duet with cleopatra & caesar in da capo form. *a-section w/ slow & rather un-metrical section [no beat] w/ long-held notes. 2:43 = b-section of duet(cid:859)s da capo form 2 voices in imitative polyphony/counterpoint although. 3:20 = return of a-section of da capo duet. 5:28 = 2nd time through a-section & conclude duet. 5:49 = chorus (cid:1010):(cid:1007)9 = duet agai(cid:374) (cid:449)/ imitative polyphony/counterpoint b/w voices & oboe. 7:34 = conclusion of choral number & end of act. Giulio cesare, act iii scene 2 - la giustizia ha gi sull"arco *on exam #1. Da capo aria in ternary form [a-b-a(cid:859): genre , ensemble , text , texture , vocal subgenre, form = Recitative [0:03] = soliloquy from sesto set mood for vengeance aria to follow. *speech-like rhythms/lack of pulse & sparse accompaniment by bassoon continuo.
