MUSC 102 Lecture Notes - Da Capo Aria, Rondo, Sprechgesang
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19 th century: realism, nationalism, exoticism examples, verdi aida, gilbert and sullivan the mikado, puccini - madama butterfly, many of the revolutions failed painting: bonjour, monsieur coubet (1854) by gustave coubet. Levels of opera: myth, wagner (the ring cycle, middle ground, verdi, shakespeare, realists, puccini (la boh me, 1896 or madama butterfly) Puccini (1858-1924: moves to milan (opera dominant in milan, verisma, realist style, simple plots, no subject too ugly (murder, death, sex/passion etc. , soaring melodies, doubling and tripling lines, without melody/no music. Asian music for the first time and were totally enthralled by these new sounds. Japanamania : takes place 1880"s and beyond, especially prominent in england, obsession/fascination with everything japanese, gilbert and sullivan (english) the mikado, spoof of japan, making fun of japanamania, big hit, three little maids. 206) by puccini: premiered in 1904 disaster as same melodies already heard in boheme, eventually became one of the most loved operas in his repertoire.
