The Magic Flute Notes Flashcards
What is a singspiel
A German form of music drama with comical characters and a storyline containing supernatural and romantic elements
What is the main difference between a singspiel and an opera
Singspiel has spoken dialogue in between
What is an opera buffa
Comical form of opera with lighthearted and romantic storyline
What is an opera seria
Serious with tragic and heroic storyline
What was the orchestration of the magic flute
Classical +piccolo and trombones
What is taminos voice part
Tenor
Hat is paminas voice part
Lyric soprano
What is papagenos voice part
Baritone
What is the queen of the nights voice part
Coloratura soprano
What is sarastros voice part
Bass
What is monostatos voice part
Tenor
What is papagenas voice part
Soprano
What is another example of one of Mozart’s singspiels
Bastien and bastienne
What is papagenos first aria called and about
Der vogelfanger bin ich ja
Simple melody and folk like opera buffs 5 note call motif
What is taminos first aria called and explain it
Dis bildnis ist bezauberd shon
In love
Down tempo
Eb major
Form is abc
What is papagenos first duet called and explain it
Bei mannern Welche liebe
With pamina
Eb major form is aab
Alternates between duet and solo
Explain o isis and Osiris
Sung by sarastro
F major
Strophic form with 2 verses
Slow and hymn like
Very low
Explain der halle rache kocht in meinem her zen
Sung by queen of night
Rage aria
Shrill and high to show anger
Quick and fast runs opera seria
What is the name of sarastros second opera and explain
In diesen Hellgen Halle
E major
Slow and hymn like comforting and dignified
Ein mad Chen oder weibchen explain
Papageno aria
Playful character binary form f major
A= simple duple time
B= compound duple time use celesta
Pa-pa-pa explain
Papageno and Papagena duet
Rhythm speeds up in beginning to show excitement g major
