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Singing Dante :

(Number (ISBN

1472437993

(Number (ISBN

9781472437990

Erroneous ISBN

9781472438003

Erroneous ISBN

9781472438010

Title Proper

Singing Dante :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the literary origins of Cinquecento monody /

First Statement of Responsibility

by Elena Abramov-van Rijk.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Burlington :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Ashgate,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2014]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 147 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, music ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Series Title

Royal Musical Association monographs ;

Volume Designation

26

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-143) and index.

Text of Note

The ancient theory of poetics as interpreted in the Cinquecento. Performing poetry in the Cinquecento and the neglect of Dante ; Performing epic poems ; The problem of Dante's comedy : genre and performance -- The sonic effects of Italian verse. The sound of words as a quasi-musical experience ; The sound of verse : auditory parameters ; Syllable length in music theory -- Galilei's monody. Vincenzo Galilei's presentation of Dante ; The rhythm of verses and Ugolino's lament as an aria -- Monody after Galilei.

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Text of Note

This book takes its departure from an experiment presented by Vincenzo Galilei before his colleagues in the Florentine Camerata in about 1580. This event, namely the first demonstration of the stile recitativo, is known from a single later source, a letter written in 1634 by Pietro dei Bardi, son of the founder of the Camerata. In the complete absence of any further information, Bardi's report has remained a curiosity in the history of music, and it has seemed impossible to determine the true nature and significance of Galilei's presentation. That, unfortunately, still remains true for the music, which is lost. Yet we know a crucial fact about this experiment, the poetic text chosen by Galilei: it was an excerpt from the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the Lament of Count Ugolino. Starting from this information the author examines the problem from another angle. Investigation of the perception of Dante's poetry in the sixteenth century, as well as a deeper enquiry into cinquecento poetic theories (and especially phonetics) leads to a reconstruction of Galilei's motives for choosing this text and sheds light on some of the features of his experiment. -- From publisher's website.

International Standard Book Number

9781472438010

Dante Alighieri,1265-1321-- Musical settings-- History and criticism.

Dante Alighieri,1265-1321., Divina commedia.

Dante Alighieri,1265-1321

Dante, 1265-1321

Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)

Music and literature-- Italy-- History-- 16th century.

Vocal music-- Italy-- 16th century-- History and criticism.

Monodie

Music and literature.

Musical settings.

Vertonung

Vocal music.

Vokalmusik

Italien

Italy.

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7

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Abramov-van Rijk, Elena

Date of Transaction

20200823030015.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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