What are the emphases of the Venetian public opera?
- Solo Singing
- A small Orchestrial ensemble
What are the subject matters of the Venetian public opera?
- History, not legend;
- Human Relationship
What is recitative
Speech like, strophic(poetic formula),
what is aria
melodic lines, proper meter, stays the same
what is arioso
a middle ground between aria and recitative
Why was Venice the hub for music?
- Had nine opera houses
- Had a desireable and sizeable audience base
- Allowed multiple performances of one opera
- TOURISM and Carnival
What is Libretto
-text, not music that you can buy at the door so you can follow the show.
What did Monteverdi’s NAWM 75 emphasize?
- Solo singers, not instrumental accompaniment
- The dramatic content, not poetic form
- His musical interpretation of the text not the libretto
What were Monteverdi’s musical styles?
1) Expressive recitative
2) The rapid alternation between music styles
ex. His text setting important too
Would study text and change it to fit his vision for performance dramatic needs, interpretation.
What is the point of Monteverdi’s opera?
Nero is married to Ottavia but Poppea is in love with Nero and is his mistress but has decided she wants nothing to di with Nero until he leaves his wife Ottavia
