recitative
81Monteverdi, Claudio — ▪ Italian composer and musician Introduction baptized May 15, 1567, Cremona, Duchy of Milan died November 29, 1643, Venice Italian composer of the late Renaissance, the most important developer of the then new genre, the opera. He also did much… …
82music, Western — Introduction history of Western music from ancient times to the present. All ancient civilizations entered historical times with a flourishing musical culture. That the earliest writers explained it in terms of legend and myth is… …
83Ch'io mi scordi di te? — Non temer, amato bene, K. 505, is a concert aria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for soprano, piano obbligato and orchestra, composed 1786 in Vienna; it is often considered to be one of his greatest compositions in this genre. Contents 1 History 2 …
84St Matthew Passion — St. Matthew Passion redirects here. For other musical settings of the passion after St Matthew with similar titles, see St Matthew Passion (disambiguation). Fair copy in Bach s own hand of the revised version of the St Matthew Passion , BWV 244,… …
85Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101 — Christ driving the money changers out of the temple, Valentin de Boulogne, 1618 Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (Take away from us, Lord, faithful God), BWV 101, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chor …
86PERI, Jacopo — (1561 1633) Jacopo Peri, a Florentine composer, singer, and instrumentalist, is best known as the creator of dramatic recitative, a form of monody that made possible the development of opera. Born in Rome, Peri moved to Florence at a young age.… …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
87rec|i|ta|tive — rec|i|ta|tive1 «REHS uh tuh TEEV», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a passage, part, or piece of music which is sung with the rhythm and phrasing of ordinary speech. Operas often contain long recitatives. »Lerner s nimble recitatives and patter… …
88Tosca — For other uses, see Tosca (disambiguation). Giacomo Puccini …
89Aria — This article is about the musical term. For other uses, see Aria (disambiguation). Arietta redirects here. For the Greek cargo ship, see SS Arietta. Arie redirects here. For the 2004 Russian film, see Arie (film). An aria (Italian for air; plural …
90Niccolò Jommelli — (10 September 1714 – 25 August 1774) was an Italian composer. He was born in Aversa and died in Naples. Along with other composers mainly in the Holy Roman Empire and France, he made important changes to opera and reduced the importance of star… …
