Presentation Title
A Look at the Musical and Poetical Language of Secular Vocal Music of the Seicento through Selected Works by Barbara Strozzi
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Keywords
Music, Cantata, Baroque, Italy, Italian music, poetics, secular vocal music, Seicento, Barbara Strozzi
Department
Music
Major
Vocal Performance
Abstract
In this study, I seek to explore the poetical and musical language of the "cantata" genre of Baroque secular vocal music. The focus is on Italian poetry and music of the Seicento (1600s) with a particular focus on the works of Barbara Strozzi, who was a prominent female composer of the time. I will examine the poetry that Strozzi used in her compositions from a socio-historical standpoint, which will enable a better understanding of how the poetry was written and why the poetry was written in that manner. I will also examine Strozzi’s personal compositional style through the way she set the poetry.
Faculty Mentor
Patrizia Lissoni
Funding Source or Research Program
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Presentation Session
Session B
Location
Plaza Classroom 189
Start Date
21-3-2014 4:00 PM
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A Look at the Musical and Poetical Language of Secular Vocal Music of the Seicento through Selected Works by Barbara Strozzi
Plaza Classroom 189
In this study, I seek to explore the poetical and musical language of the "cantata" genre of Baroque secular vocal music. The focus is on Italian poetry and music of the Seicento (1600s) with a particular focus on the works of Barbara Strozzi, who was a prominent female composer of the time. I will examine the poetry that Strozzi used in her compositions from a socio-historical standpoint, which will enable a better understanding of how the poetry was written and why the poetry was written in that manner. I will also examine Strozzi’s personal compositional style through the way she set the poetry.