Re: word painting "dictionaries"

On 24 Nov 2003 08:02:03 GMT, Margo Schulter
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Excellent post by Margo, as usual.

>A madrigal like Monteverdi's _A un giro sol_ (Book IV, 1603) shows the 
>potentials of this kind of technique in the hands of a consummate master: 
>the word painting of the wind and the sea in the opening passages 
>contrasts with the later declamatory passages and use of expressive 
>dissonance.
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Monteverdi also wrote some great word-painting in operas. Consider his
recitative "Tu se' morta" from _Orfeo_, with its word-painting of
"abissi," "cielo," "sole," etc. An often-cited English-language
example is Thomas Weelkes' _When Vesta was from Latmos Hill
Descending_. There is evident word-painting in almost every line of
text, with the final line - "Long live fair Oriana" - lasting almost
as long, seemingly, as the entire rest of the madrigal.

Michael

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