MUSC 2330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Recitative
4 Dec 2014
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French opera & opera seria: tragedie en musique/tragedie lyrique (3, synonyms, lyrique refers to the unity of song and poems, french language opera (late 17th mid 18th century, french overture (5, instrumental introduction to the opera, overture comes from ouverture which means opening, received truth is something that is thought to be true whether or not it was in actuality, king would come and take his seat during the overture, so it was as much the announcement of the king as it is the opening of the opera, 5 part texture (5 different lines in the score) Mostly violins but tuned in different ranges (normal violins for the high range, alto and tenor tunings for the mid range [tuned to viola], bass violins) sometimes an oboe doubling the top line and a bassoon doubling the bass: roots of modern orchestra, large orchestra for time period (18 24 piece, listening exercise (prologue armide overture (pg 17 19)
