Recitative No.1 Susanna And Figaro Flashcards
1
Q
What is happening?
A
Figaro is explaining why he is measuring the room and Susanna is unsure about sleeping in the room as it is next to the Counts bedroom.
2
Q
What is a Recitative?
A
Conversational quite often syllabic and in a comfortable register explaining the plot.
3
Q
What does Susanna often do at the end her phases?
A
Up in pitch as if she is asking a question
4
Q
How big is the Figaro’s range?
A
Octave range
5
Q
When the characters are answering what happens to the pitch?
A
Pitch falls
6
Q
What is there vocal range?
A
Narrow and mid-range (6th for Susanna and and octave for Figaro)
7
Q
How do the chords move in the accompaniment?
A
Cycle of 5ths (G-C-F-Bb)
