Madison Polk Josephine D’Arpa Music Appreciation February 7, 2017 Giacomo Puccini Date of Birth: December 22, 1858 Date of Death: November 29, 1924 Giacomo Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy on December 22, 1858. He came from a long line of organists and composers. He came from five generations of composers and organists to the Cathedral of San Martin; also, he was supposed to succeed his father, holding a position that his great-great grandfather held, but unfortunately his father died. By the age of 14 he had become the church organist and was beginning to write his first musical compositions as well. Puccini realized what he really wanted to do in 1876, when in Pisa, he and his brother attended a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. In the autumn of 1884, Puccini began a relationship with a married woman named Elvira Gemignani in Lucca. The period between 1903 and 1910 proved to be one of the most difficult in Puccini’s life. After recovering from a near-fatal auto accident, on January 3, 1904, Puccini married Elvira. The couple had been living in the small, quiet fishing village of Torre del Lago since 1891, but over the years, Elvira had grown increasingly unhappy, due to the numerous other women that Puccini became involved with. Puccini was a heavy smoker and started to have chronic soreness in his throat. He was late on diagnosed …show more content…
A piece written by Puccini called Capriccio sinfonica, had a great review in the Milanese publication Perseveranza; this helped him build reputation as a young composer of promise in Milanese music circles. A year later, he did his first attempt at an opera; he composed the one act La villi for a local competition. He didn’t win, because the competition was snubbed by the judges, but it won him a small group of admirers who funded his opera’s
"History of Castrati in the Opera." By Irini Kotroni. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2014
Greatness is nothing more than a vague idea with the understanding that someone has achieved a level of success, admiration, or inspiration that has significances upon our ideas and values. The issue with greatness is it can be misleading and applied to people and situations that when looked back upon or seen from a different light are not elements we want to see mixed in with the development of these ideas or values. Ignatius of Loyola has these characterizes where when viewed as parts and sections it presents itself with concepts that would appear to be of greatness, but truly strengths of guise revealed to be mere illusions and nonsensical strengths and characteristics.
...nclusive. These men bound together by the artistic circle which was created within the Medici patronage, worked in collaboration to effectively educate a young adolescent, Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici, not only through poetry and the written word, but also through those words translated by Botticelli into what can be called visual poetry. A moral allegory for which a young boy could see with his own eyes, beauty, love and virtue and also the importance of daily existence of life on a farm based upon the seasons and the importance of spring, “La Primavera” became poetry in its own right and a visual aid in the education of young Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici. It also, for Botticelli, became a first step toward painting in a manner that was no longer tied to religious imagery in terms of the church, but toward Botticelli himself becoming a visual poet.
The article is a bibliography about Monteverdi's life and accomplishments, such as the advances he made to opera with his emotional style of music. In his Operas, Monteverdi reflected drama with the music at every turn, with the sung dialogues and acts that had dramatic and musical unity. Monteverdi was one of the most successful composers; who's modern Operas, that include character development and emotional expressiveness, still exist today. I'll be using this source as an example of one of the most successful composers in Opera, along with his techniques and structures that were used. By having this source, I am able to have an example of how Opera developed under the early composers, what it consisted of, and how it was changed as time progressed. Not only that, but the information on Monteverdi also gave evidence on how Opera became very successful in Italy. This source is reliable, because it was an official article that was published and has had no change to
Following the second intermission the musicians performed the Puccini which was divided into six sections. Solveig Holmquist was the conductor, Thomas C. Laine was the tenor and James Demler voice was the baritone. The chorus carries the major burden of their music. Thomas C. Laine presented the tenor in Credo, and James Demler presented the baritone in Agnas Dei. This piece also contained fugue and a chorale. Also all the instruments were blended together to produce harmony.
Guido Reni, born in Bologna on November 4, 1575, was the son of Daniele Reni, a musician and singer, and Ginevra Pozzi. He was baptized in the Church of San Lorenzo and attended the Grammar School of Gugliemini in Bologna. His father showed him how to sing and taught him to play the harpsichord and other instruments. Instead of practicing to follow in his father's footsteps, Reni spent his time making sketches and clay figures. It wasn't until Denis Calvaert, a famous Flemish painter, saw some of his drawings and sought out Guido as his apprentice. Guido's father consented to the apprenticeship with one condition - that if he failed to make progress within a certain period, Guido was to return to music.
Niccolo Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy in 1782. He was taught to play the violin at an early age. When he outgrew the teachings of his father he moved on to Genoa where he would
Like most Verismo endings, this one is not a happy one. This two act opera by Pucccini also captures the heart of Verismo in its pursuit of true love, and unmistakable misery experienced by the protagonist. This opera embodies the persona of Verismo!
Don Giovanni is an eighteenth century opera written and composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The narrative follows the affairs of a young, immoral, and promiscuous nobleman by the name of Don Giovanni. The opera begins with his attempts to sleep with Donna Anna, the fiancé to another noble named Don Ottavio. Before accusations can be made against Don Giovanni, however, his subsequent actions are viewed as he continues to attempt to seduce more women. One of the more prominent characters to appear later within the opera is a woman by the name of Donna Elvira: a past lover and of Don Giovanni himself. Donna Elvira is shown to be a neurotic character, as she constantly obsesses over her past affairs with Don Giovanni and allows her negativity
Orpheus, the son of the god Apollo and the Muse Calliope, a demigod with the power to play intensely emotive and beautiful music, has been a wide source of inspiration for many composers, librettists and writers through the ages. In this comparison, Orpheus serves as a paradigm in the construction of Opera, specifically from the time of Monteverdi, and how the art form has changed dramatically from then until the time of Glück. Orchestration, musical structure, and evolution of the characteristics of opera will be discussed, while focusing on one prominent piece from each opera that will be directly compared. The argument of the success of each composer with regards to fulfilling their aims in the art form, despite having highly revered and criticized works, will be analyzed through the representation of the recitative “Possente Spirto” from Monteverdi’s Orfeo, and the aria “Che faro senza Eurydice” from Glück’s Orfeo ed Eurydice.
...something like this happened. There is also a national historic site which was established in Nova Scotia, Canada that honors Marconi. Visitors are able to see the site of the original radio transatlantic transmission from Europe to Canada and tour the Wireless Hall of Fame. Unquestionably Marconi’s contributions to communications and in particular the radio are still remembered and he ranks as one of the most outstanding innovators of the 20th century.
Luciano Pavarotti was born in Medona, Italy on October 12, 1935 under the astrological sign Libra which means balance. He was the son of Fernando Pavarotti a baker and amateur tenor, his mother was named Adele Venturi and she was a cigar factory worker. He was an only child and although he says that he has great memories of his childhood the family was very poor. So his earliest musical influences were his father’s tape recordings and because of this at age nine he began singing with his father in the local church choir. He also was taught by a professor Dondi and his wife but he had no interest in singing at that time....
Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy in the year 1782. This performer is known as one of the finest violin players of all times. He first took the violin when he was a young boy of less than six years old, and composed his first violin sonata in th...
Claudio Monteverdi was a late Renaissance composer who was born in Cremona on May 15th 1567 and died in Venice on November 29th 1643. His emergent writing style had significant influence on the musical transitions from the Renaissance to the Baroque era. He was an employed musician most of his life who spent much of his work challenging the popular artists of his time to venture out into new variations of the traditional styles. Alongside many of his contemporaries such as Giaches de Wert and Prince Gesualdo di Venosa, he was a part of subtle change throughout the culture he lived in which made a large impact for the future.
Marco Polo was a very important influence for his country. Marco Polo was born in was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. Marco Polo was a influence for exploring for Europe. Marco Polo had sailed for Italy. He had many positive effects on Europe and had inspired many explorers.