MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Coloratura Soprano, Countertenor, Castrato
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Charisma ability to grab the attention of the audience. Streisand has a better voice than dion because she has charisma. Castrato men who were castrated to have soprano. This started in 1600 near the birth of opera. Opera sung play with scenery, set, and orchestra , a main composer was. Libretto words of an opera, someone who writes the words is a librettist. Farinelli (stage name) = carlo bruschi castrati. Revenge aria = queen of the night aria from the opera the magic flute by mozart. A german composer from the classical era. Mellisma many notes sung in one syllable. High notes, extreme range, long breath, passages. It was sung by a woman which sounded very light and a young boy. Tempo basic pace of music (implied affect) Largo very slow accelerando gradually getting faster. Lento / adagio slow ritardando gradually getting slower. Metronome acts as a pendulum and divides time into equal portions.
