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adagio

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The second section of an aria or duet, typically slow and referred to by its tempo indication (sometimes called a cantabile in an aria)

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accento comune

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the patterned last accent of a line of verse (penultimate syllable of a piano line. Any accents befoer hte accento commune are secondary and their placement is variable based on line length

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Aida

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December 24 1871

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aria

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an entire number in which the text form and musical organization emphasize the dominant role of a single character, typically including a scena, cantabile, tempo di mezzo, and cabaletta

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arioso

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vocal music that is more melodic than recitative but less formal than an aria

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ballo in maschera, Un

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“A Masked Ball” opera in three acts by Verdi that premiered on February 17, 1859

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Barezzi, Antonio

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Verdi’s patron and father-in-law

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Marghertia Barezzi

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Verdi’s wife

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Basevi Abramo

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Italian musicologist published his study of Verdi’s operas in Florence in 1859

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Arrigo Boito

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Italian librettist worked on Otello and Falstaff

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Busseto

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Verdi’s home

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Cabaletta

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the faster, more animated closing section of an aria or duet

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cadenza irregular

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Lines in which cadences can appear anywhere in a line

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Cadenza regulore

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lines in which cadences only appear at the end and the syntax aims toward the end

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Cammarano Salvadore

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Italian librettist who wrote Alzira, La battalia di Legnano, and Luisa Miller, plus part of Il trovatore before death.

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Cantabile

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the second section of an aria; literally means “singable” or “songlike”

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cavatina

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a principal singer’s opening aria

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coda

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optional concluding space after all textual lines have been sung and brought to a PAC, often involving emphatic line repetitions and includes a cadenza; literally means “tail”

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codetta

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coda-like passage occuring at the close of an internal section

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decasillabo

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10 syllable line

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dieresi

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Vowels are separated and count as two syllables

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distico

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2 line stanza

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doppio quinario

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(5+5) syllable lines

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doppio senario

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6+6 syllable lines

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endecasillabo
11 syllable count line
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Falstaff
February 9, 1893
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Forza del desino, La
November 10, 1862
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Ghislanzoni, Antonio
Italian Journalist and poet, wrote libretto for Aida and revised bersion of forza del destino
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groundswell
A pattern used by Bellini, Donzetti, and Verdi near the ends of certain slow movmeents in finales and other large ensembles; typically features four sections: 1. regular alternation of tonic and dominant harmonies, 2 contrasting, tension-building phrase involving sequential harmonic progressions with rising revle and bass lines, 3 grandiose cadential descent (often circle of firths) 4 repetition of the whole series for an added sense of weight and expansiveness
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Le Roncole
Village in which Verdi was born
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Macbeth
March 14, 1847
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Victor Maurel
French operatic baritone. His most memorable achievements were Otello and Falstaff in the respective world premieres of both works
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Nabucco
March 3, 1846
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Oberto
November 17, 1839
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Otello
February 5, 1887
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ottava
8 lines long, two quatrains, the most customary length for adagio and cabaletta texts (stanza)
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ottonario
8 syllable line count
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parlante armonico
the voice does not have its own melody, and instead provides counterpoint to the accompaniment (do not say this during cantabile) (more spoken speech)
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parlante melodico
the dominant melody is in the orchestra, but the voice may follow in thirds, sixths, or octives
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piano
Most typical line ending (stressed unstressed) (Sereno)
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Piave Francesco Maria
Librettist worked with Verdi to create Rigoletto, Macbeth, and La Traviata
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proposta
initial solo statement of a duet or ensemble
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quartina
4 line stanza, appeats to be the standard type or building block
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quaternario
4 syllables per line
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quinario
5 syllable lines
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recitativo
musical declamation sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech, not underlaid by a regular phrase structure and continuous melody in the orchestra
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recitativo obbligato
recitative accompanied by more active orchestral material
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recitativo semplice
simple recitative where all the expression is in the vocal part and the orchestra merely provides occasional harmonic support
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Ricordi, Guilo
Italian editor, music publisher best known for Otello and Falstaff
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rigoletto
March 11, 1851
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rima
rhyme at the end of a line beginning at the accented syllable
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rima alternata
Alternating rhyme (ab ab cd cd)
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rima baciata
kissing rhyme (aa bb cc)
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rima incatenata
chained rhyme (aba bab cdc)
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rima incrociata
crossed rhyme ( ab ba cd cd)
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rima piano
rhyme of a parola piana (word with piano ending)
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rima sdrucciolo
rhyme of a parola sdrucciola
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rima tronca
rhyme of a parola tronca
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rimalmezzo
rhyme occurring somewhere other than at the end of the line
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Risorgimento
Nineteenth century movement for Italian unification inspired by the realities of the new economic and political forces at work after 1815 (Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the movement in his early operas) (He also participated briefly as an elected politician)
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risposta
responding solo statement of a duet or ensemble, which may be complimentary or contrasting
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ritornello
intervening section of a cabeletta, featuring orchestra along or simalecommentary by another character or the chorus, designed to set up the return of the cabaletta stanza; not necessarily recurring
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Rossini, Giochino
Predecessor of Verdi, Opera writer of the romantic period The Barber of Seville and William Tell
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Sant' Agata
Verdi's home village for most of his life, Sant'Agata di Villanova, Emilia-Romagna region at a home called "Villa Verdi"
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scena
opening portion of recitative typically featuring versi sciolti with kinetic introductory dramatic material
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sdrucciolo
two stressed syllable ending (Placida)
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senario
six syllable line
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sestina
6 lines long stanza often divisable into distich and quatrain
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settenario
7 syllable lines
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sinalefe
the flowing together two vowels at the end of one word and the beginning of the next word to count as only one syllable (elision)
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sineresi
The flowing together of vowels within a word to count as one syllable
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Solera, Temistocle
Librettist of nabucco (locked in a room) Attila
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solita forma
formal design of scenes found during the bell canto era
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Somma, Antonio
Italian playwright and librettist well known for Un ball in maschera
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Strepponi, Guiseppina
Italian Soprano promoted Verdi's first opera, Oberto
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Stretta
fast, closing section ofa concertato ensemble, comparable to a cabaletta
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Tamagno, Francesco
First singer to perform title role in Verdi's Otello and performed Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera
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Teatro alla Scala
Theater in Milan Italy. Hosted premiere of Otello and Flastaff. Hosted many first productions but he did not allow his work to be played here for a time
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tempo d'attaco
section of versi lirici in duets and ensembles coming before the adagio and after the scena
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Tempo di mezzo
the section of an aria separating the adagio and the cabaletta, dramatically introducing new actions, issues, or characters
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terzina
3 lines long stanza
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tinta
small recurring themes throughout Verdi operas For example, fire melody or oom pa pa
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La Traviata
March 6, 1853
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tronco
stressed syllable ending "Sembro"
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Il trovatore
January 19, 1853
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Versi Lirici
lines grouped into a stanza or set of stanzas, usually rhymed and with. aregular syllable-count
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Versi Sciolti
ungrouped lines with an unpredictable mixture of 11 and 7 generally without rhymes, typical of the scena action of arias, duets, etc.
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Viva V.E.R.D.I meaning
acronym of Vittorio Emanuel of the Italian unification movment names after Verdi "Long live Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy."
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Liason de scene
eliding scenes (For example, finale of Il Trovatore)

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