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An Essay in Carnal Musicology
Boccherini’s Body Boccherini’s Body An Essay in Carnal Musicology Elisabeth Le Guin UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2006 by Elisabeth Le Guin Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Le Guin, Elisabeth, 1957– Boccherini’s body : an essay in carnal musicology / Elisabeth Le Guin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-520-24017-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Boccherini, Luigi, 1743–1805—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Music—Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) I. Title. ml410.b66l4 2006 780'.92—dc22 2005023224 Manufactured in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 10987654321 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 50% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper).8 But what do my cold and exaggerated expressions mean, my lines without character and without life, these lines that I have just traced, one on top of the other? Nothing, nothing at all; one must see the thing. Mais que signifient mes expressions exagérées et froides, mes lignes sans caractères et sans vie, ces lignes que je viens de tracer les unes au-dessus des autres? Rien, mais rien du tout; il faut voir la chose. -
MUSIC in the EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Western Music in Context: a Norton History Walter Frisch Series Editor
MUSIC IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Western Music in Context: A Norton History Walter Frisch series editor Music in the Medieval West, by Margot Fassler Music in the Renaissance, by Richard Freedman Music in the Baroque, by Wendy Heller Music in the Eighteenth Century, by John Rice Music in the Nineteenth Century, by Walter Frisch Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries, by Joseph Auner MUSIC IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY John Rice n W. W. NORTON AND COMPANY NEW YORK ē LONDON W. W. Norton & Company has been independent since its founding in 1923, when William Warder Norton and Mary D. Herter Norton first published lectures delivered at the People’s Institute, the adult education division of New York City’s Cooper Union. The firm soon expanded its program beyond the Institute, publishing books by celebrated academics from America and abroad. By midcentury, the two major pillars of Norton’s publishing program— trade books and college texts—were firmly established. In the 1950s, the Norton family transferred control of the company to its employees, and today—with a staff of four hundred and a comparable number of trade, college, and professional titles published each year—W. W. Norton & Company stands as the largest and oldest publishing house owned wholly by its employees. Copyright © 2013 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Editor: Maribeth Payne Associate Editor: Justin Hoffman Assistant Editor: Ariella Foss Developmental Editor: Harry Haskell Manuscript Editor: JoAnn Simony Project Editor: Jack Borrebach Electronic Media Editor: Steve Hoge Marketing Manager, Music: Amy Parkin Production Manager: Ashley Horna Photo Editor: Stephanie Romeo Permissions Manager: Megan Jackson Text Design: Jillian Burr Composition: CM Preparé Manufacturing: Quad/Graphics—Fairfield, PA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rice, John A. -
The Idea of Prima Donna: IRASM 47 (2016) 2: 237-287 the History of a Very Special Opera’S Institution
V. Kotnik: The Idea of Prima Donna: IRASM 47 (2016) 2: 237-287 the History of a Very Special Opera’s Institution Vlado Kotnik Faculty of Humanities, Department of Media Studies University of Primorska The Idea of Prima Donna: KOPER, Slovenia E-mail: vlado.kotnik@guest. the History of a Very arnes.si Special Opera’s Institution UDC: 782 Received: March 8, 2016 Primljeno: 8. ožujka 2016. Accepted: October 10, 2016 Prihvaćeno: 10. listopada 2016. Abstract – Résumé This article examines the historical constitution and construction of prima donna, probably the most intrinsic Introduction institution of opera expand- ing from the end of the sixteenth century until today. Opera is a very complex system of different From the 16th to the 21st kinds of craft and artistry. However, throughout its century the opera’s prima donna has experienced entire history one craft in particular dominated the numerous cultural transfor- field, the craft of singers. Even now, at the beginning mations and commodifica- of the twenty-first century, singing seems to be the tions. Her idea was determined by paradigms lifeblood of opera while other elements, such as the and concepts of absence orchestra, acting, staging, setting, décor, costumes, and replaceability in the sixteenth and seventeenth etc., seem to be important but supplementary. The centuries, of human nature singing operatic voice, with all its idiosyncrasies, and body, sexuality and gender, character and charm, magnetic power, temper, theatricality, costume in the eighteenth seductiveness, drama, technique, virtuosity, century, of aura and fetish in pedantry, extravagance, mysteriousness, and artist- the nineteenth century, and of identity in the twentieth ry, drew and continues to draw people to the opera and twenty-first centuries. -
Operatic Reform in Turin
INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter tece, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, If unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographically in this copy. Higher quality 6” x 9” black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge. Contact UMI directly to order. Bell & Howell Information and Learning 300 North Zeeb Road. Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 USA 800-521-0600 NOTE TO USERS This reproduction is the best copy available. UMI OPERATIC REFORM IN TURIN: ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION AND STYLISTIC CHANGE INTHEI760S DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Margaret Ruth Butler, MA. -
Ornamentation in Mozart's Concert Arias for Aloysia Weber: the Traditions of Singing and Embellishment
ORNAMENTATION IN MOZART'S CONCERT ARIAS FOR ALOYSIA WEBER: THE TRADITIONS OF SINGING AND EMBELLISHMENT by Joanne Williamson Dorenfeld B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory, 1967 M.Mus., The University of Michigan, 1968 A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The Faculty of Arts (Department of Music) We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard The University of British Columbia April, 1976 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the Head of my Department or by his representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my writ ten pe rm i ss i on . Department of Music The University of British Columbia 2075 Wesbrook Place Vancouver, Canada V6T 1W5 April 28. 1976 ii ABSTRACT The concert arias of Mozart actually include not only arias written specifically for concert but also interpolations which subsequently assumed the character of concert arias. Those in the following study were written for Aloysia Weber, Mozart's first love and, later, his sister-in-law. These arias are interesting for a.number of reasons: First, the fact that they are seldom performed today raises questions about singing technique in the late eighteenth century. Second, the musical requirements which fostered this technique must have been grounded in a tradition of embellishment--a subject worthy of investigation. -
Un Soprannome Per La Celebrità* Numerosissimi Tra I Divi Dell'opera
VALENTINA ANZANI PSEUDONIMI ALL’oPERA: UN SOPRANNOME PER LA CELEBRITÀ* Abstract: Most opera singers of the 17th and 18th centuries had sobriquets or nick- names that were often much more significant that their real names, espercially for primedonne and castratos. Nicknames such as Farinelli, Cusanino or Senesino car- ried private meanings symbolic of the singers’ emotional detachment from their families, responsible for their menomations; at the same time the nickname pro- vided a protective mask in the face of the public. Nonethless, the nickname had a public value too that enabled those singers to begin their careers under the protec- tion of the name of a well known teacher or patron. Keywords: castratos, singers, opera, patron, teacher E pure vorrei che li sentiste [Carestini e il divino Farinello], perché da poi esclamereste [...]: «Angeli eterni, siete voi tutti, o pur non tutti in cielo?»1 Numerosissimi tra i divi dell’opera sei-settecentesca ebbero un sopranno- me o un nomignolo, che spesso aveva un valore molto più importante del nome stesso; si è creduto quindi necessario uno studio che ne evidenziasse le origini e le funzioni caratterizzanti. Il presente intervento è il risultato di un’indagine condotta su un campione di nomi selezionati sui principali repertori (enciclopedie e dizionari biografici, cataloghi di libretti, indici di nomi),2 che ha fatto emergere un’ampia gamma di casistiche per storpiatu- re, attributi e nomi d’arte aggiunti o sostituiti ai nomi propri, di cui erano provvisti cantanti di ogni genere e categoria e che è emerso avessero assunto un valore particolare per primedonne e castrati. -
A Caterina Vestita Da Uomo Per Amare Le Donne, Si Contrappongono, Nello
BELLINO, CASANOVA E I FINTI CAVALIERI. OVVERO IL PARADOSSO DELLE CANTATRICI di Valeria Palumbo Chi era il castrato Bellino, reso celebre da Casanova? E perché ci interessa? Perché la straordinaria ma non solitaria avventura della cantante donna che si nascondeva sotto le vesti di un castrato e indossava un finto pene è illuminante prima della condizione delle musiciste a Venezia e poi nel resto d’Europa. In questo breve viaggio racconteremo di finti castrati, di grandi cantatrici e di bravissime compositrici che resero Venezia, tra Seicento e Settecento, un vivaio unico al mon- do per la musica, i costumi, l’emancipazione culturale ed economica delle donne. A introdurci in questa singolare vicenda è, appunto, il più celebre dongiovanni realmente vissuto: Giacomo Casa- nova (1725-1798), del quale una biografia di Lydia Flem1 (Casanova. L’uomo che amava le donne, davvero, Fazi editore, 1 L. Flem, Casanova. L’uomo che amava le donne, davvero, Roma, Fazi edito- re, 2006 1 2006), ha messo in risalto non soltanto la spregiudicatezza e la libertà di pensiero, ma soprattutto il rispetto per le amanti e per la loro intelligenza, l’abitudine a trattare da pari a pari le donne, il rifiuto di pregiudizi di qualsiasi sorta. Le sue Memorie ne sono una convincente conferma (aveva molti motivi per mentire, Casanova, ma non gli serviva molto far- lo a proposito del suo rispetto per le donne). Racconta dunque il celebre veneziano nella sua autobio- grafia2, Histoire de ma vie, di un’avventura con un finto- castrato, forse la cantante Angiola Calori. Non tutti gli stu- diosi concordano che Angiola coincida con Teresa, nome fittizio dato da Casanova alla donna che indossa i panni del «castrato Bellino». -
AMS/SMT Vancouver 2016 Abstracts Thursday Afternoon
AMS2016printbleeds.pdf 1 9/9/2016 11:40:21 AM Theodore Front Musical Literature is pleased to offer AMS/SMT & Abstracts Program American 2016 Vancouver Musicological Society Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition Society for Music Theory Published jointly by G. Henle Verlag Münich and Editio Musica Budapest The Complete Edition comprises published and posthumous works by Bartok. It also presents very divergent versions – including ones that have not previously been accessible. The accompanying texts for all of the volumes contain a descrip- Vancouver tion and evaluation of all available sources, as well as critical commentaries. In addition to providing an introduction to the work’s genesis, each volume also con- 3-6 November 2016 tains editorial notes for the performer. Editors : László Somfai, László Vikárius, Márton Kerékfy. With critical commentaries and footnotes in English. Edition Program & Abstracts sources : Bartók Archives of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. This scholarly edition will be comprised of 48 volumes in seven series: I. Stage works (six volumes) V. Piano works (nine volumes) II. Vocal works (five volumes) VI. Piano reductions (four volumes) III. Orchestral works (fifteen volumes) VII. Appendix (two volumes) C IV. Chamber works (seven volumes) M Y CM MY CY CMY The first six volumes scheduled to be published: K Volume 37 : For Children – early and revised versions with critical commentaries: HN 6200 Volume 24 : Concerto for Orchestra – with critical commentaries: HN 6201 Volume 38 : Works for Piano Solo 1914-1920 – with critical commentaries : HN 6202 Volume 9 : Choral Works – with critical commentaries : HN 6205 Volume 29 : String Quartets - score : HN 6206 Volume 30 : String Quartets – critical commentaries : HN 6207 All volumes are stitch-bound in teal-colored cloth with silver embossing. -
JOHANN ADOLF HASSE Arie D’Opera
JOHANN ADOLF HASSE Arie d’opera Elena De Simone EnsemBle Il Mosaico 690801_Booklet.indd 1 07/02/18 16:58 Tactus Termine latino con il quale, in epoca rinascimentale, si indicava quella che oggi è detta «battuta». The Renaissance Latin term for what is now called a measure. ℗ 2018 Tactus s.a.s. di Gian Enzo Rossi & C. www.tactus.it In copertina / Cover: Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig, 1728 – Roma, 1779) Semiramide riceve la notizia della rivolta babilonese. Semiramis Receives News of the Babylonian Revolt. Si ringrazia / Many thanks to Famiglia Mutti per la disponibilità e l’accoglienza riservata ai musicisti nonchè per l’utilizzo della splendida Pieve. 24 bit digital recording Recording, editing, mastering: Matteo Costa Direttore della registrazione: Luigi Accardo English translation: Marta Innocenti L’editore è a disposizione degli aventi diritto 690801_Booklet.indd 2 07/02/18 16:58 Elena De Simone, mezzosoprano, si è diplomata a pieni voti in canto lirico e in pianoforte, conseguendo contemporaneamente la laurea in psicologia. Ha seguito corsi di specializzazione con Montserrat Caballè, Claudio Desderi, e in canto barocco con Sara Mingardo. Vincitrice di Concorsi Nazionali ed Internazionali, comincia la sua carriera interpretando ruoli rossiniani quali Clarina (La Cambiale di Matrimonio) Angelina (La Cenerentola), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) e Isabella (L’Italiana in Algeri). Approfondisce lo studio dei ruoli mozartiani col regista Stefano Vizioli col quale debutta Dorabella nell’opera Così fan Tutte. Interpreta in seguito il ruolo di Cherubino nell’opera Le Nozze di Figaro. Viene scelta dal compositore Luca Mosca per il ruolo di Ria nell’opera Aura da lui scritta e andata in scena al Teatro Comunale di Treviso. -
Tackitt DMA Dissertation Final Document
Structures in Sound and Word: A Summary of Dissertation Recitals for Winds, Percussion, and Voice by Elliott N. Tackitt A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (Music: Conducting) in The University of Michigan 2019 Doctoral Committee: Professor Michael Haithcock, Chair Professor Colleen Conway Professor David Jackson Assistant Professor Courtney Snyder Professor Gregory Wakefield Elliott N. Tackitt [email protected] ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3296-8839 ©Elliott N. Tackitt 2019 DEDICATION Firstly, this is dedicated to my grandmother, Sonia June Mayer, who was adamant that the best investment one could make was in one’s own education. She believed knowledge is humanity’s most treasured acquisition. This is also dedicated to my grandmother Dottie Polich, my parents, Patricia and Stephen Tackitt, Amy Tackitt, numerous mentors, friends, and colleagues who have helped shape my thoughts and my musicianship, and of course my most scrupulous four-legged editors, Bruce Wayne and Harley Quinn. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author would like to acknowledge the Rackham Graduate College Fellowships Office for generously supporting the rehearsals and performance of the third recital by way of a Student Research Grant. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii LIST OF FIGURES vi ABSTRACT vii CHAPTER I. Recital 1: In their Words 1 Recital 1 Program 1 Recital 1 Program Notes 2 Bibliography 19 II. Recital 2: Revisiting Traditions 22 Recital 2 Program 22 Recital 2 Program Notes 23 Bibliography 36 III. Recital 3: Sacred | Profane 38 Recital 3 Program 38 iv Recital 3 Program Notes 39 Bibliography 59 v LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1. -
Alcune Interpretazioni Di Caffarelli
Alcune interpretazioni di Caffarelli In alcune delle seguenti citazioni, che non pretendono certo di esser esaustive, vi sono indicate le biblioteche presso le quali si conserva il libretto d’opera che si riferisce a quella determinata rappresentazione: l’elencazione, non solo ha lo scopo di individuare le opere in cui cantò il Grande Caffarelli, ma anche di elencare i nomi dei compositori minori o medi, del tutto dimenticato oggigiorno, ed elencare i nomi dei cantanti che contribuirono, volendo anche nel loro piccolo, a creare il meraviglioso mondo dell’Opera Barocca. 1726 prima Carnevale - Roma Teatro delle Dame (o Teatro Albert) ILVALDEMARO Biblioteca del Liceo di Bologna Libretto di anonimo, musica di Domenico Sarro, tra gli Arcadi denonimato “Daspio”, vice maestro della Real Cappella di Napoli Cantanti: Valdemaro - Gaetano Bernstadt Gerilda - Giacinto fontana, detto il Farfallino Rosmonda – Filippo Finazzi Sueno – Domenico Gizzi Sivardo – Antonio Barbieri Alvida – Gaetano Maiorano, eto il Caffarellino Aldano – Angelo Franchi 1728 prima Carnevale - Torino Teatro Regio I VERI AMICI Libretto di Silvana Lalli, musica di A. S. Fiore e G. Ant. Gay e Library of Congress - Washington ARIANNA Libretto di P. Paraiati, musica di Francesco Feo 1728 prima Venezia – Fiera dell’Ascensione Teatro San Samuele NERINA Library of Congress – Washington Libretto di Pietro Averara, musica di Antonio Pollarolo Cantanti: Nerina – Teresa Peruzzi, detta la Denzia Silvia – Antonia Negri Alcasto – Gaetano maiorano, detto Gafariello Tirsi – G.B. Pinacci Idrano – Elisabetta Uttini 1728 Milano – Teatro Ducale DIDONE ABBANDONATA Libretto di Pietro Metastasio, musica di Domenico Sarro 1729 1°, 16, 21 Agosto – Pistoia, Palazzo dei Signori Priori Durante le accademie tenute il 1, 16 e 21 agosto, il Caffarelli si esibì con successo. -
Niccolò Porpora, His Operas and Disciples
Niccolò Porpora, his operas and disciples Niccolò Porpora, his operas and disciples Radu-Corneliu FĂGĂRĂŞAN1 Abstract: Niccolò Porpora was a famous singing teacher and composer with notoriety in the glory age of the castrati singers. He composed 50 operas; applying the formula specific to the baroque era, with simple recitatives and aria da capo, representing the basis of the early 18th century in the Italian opera, which gave many opportunities to the singers to assert themselves and become the true stars on the stages from all over the Europe. The well-known opera seria, introduced with great success in lyrical theaters, was the ideal platform for some singers who possessed a consistent vocal technique, managing to capture the audience's attention with extraordinary breathing power and their register of more than two octaves, even over three for some of them. Porpora's pupils were recognized as personalities that marked a historical time, identified with the pre-classical period, among the most important being: Farinelli, Caffarelli, Appianino, Salimbeni, Porporino and others. Key-words: singer, opera, libretto, Naples 1. Introduction Niccolò Porpora (Nicola Giacinto Antonio Porpora) was born in Naples in 1686 on 17 August. During that time, the city was ranked as the world's capital of music. Alessandro Scarlatti was a famous composer, more than anyone else, the one who introduced the Italian da capo aria, with movements allegro-largo-allegro, being the piece of resistance in the opera seria. Porpora was a skilled exponent of Alessandro Scarlatti, and his influence was perpetuated by his disciples. He was the son of Caterina and Carlo Porpora, the latter a Neapolitan bookseller.