MUSIC261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jury Selection, The New Grove Dictionary Of Music And Musicians, La Serva Padrona
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Giovanni battista pergolesi (1710-36), la serva padrona [the maid as mistress] Story & characters: clever servants & foolish masters: Excerpt 1: aria (serpina), part ii: a serpina penserete [ you will think of serpina: slower, longer lines than other arias (largo, serpina being serious, sidebar to audience: Mind games with uberto: switches back to comic style, tempo (allegro) & meter change. Excerpt 2: a) recitative: ah quanto mi sta male . 1st part: simple recitative (only basso continuo): dialogue between uberto & serpina. 2nd part: accompanied recitative: uberto -- comic exaggeration orchestra interjects comments. Excerpt 2: b) da capo aria (uberto): a b a: son imbrogliato (i"m all mixed up) A: rapid patter angular motive slower more lyrical pauses mixes up words. B: new text & key but developing material vs presenting new. Scene excerpt from la serva padrona (diego fasolis & barocchisti) http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ibhdak4sdjy whole intermezzo (45 minutes): https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=nsueywpfegq. Contrasts of styles & mixing of serious & comic.
