Revelation of St John the Divine, the
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Revelation of St John the Divine, the the last book of the New Testament, recounting a divine revelation of the future to St
John. Also known as
Revelations.
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Weber,arr. Berlioz: Der Freischutz (French version and recitatives by Hector Berlioz)
Magazine article from: Opera News; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Freischutz (French version and recitatives by Hector Berlioz) * Perrin...Freischutz, which included recitatives he composed to replace dialogue...tune. The controversial recitatives fit in seamlessly, drawing...and dramatically: in the recitative before the Act II trio...
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Piano Concerto. Recitative and Aria. Young Apollo. Diversions
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; BRITTEN Piano Concerto. Recitative and Aria. Young Apollo. Diversions...and not just with the original Recitative third movement as an appendix...of the original third movement (Recitative and Aria): playful and spontaneous...
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Jumping to Conclusions: The Falling-Third Cadences in Chant, Polyphony, and Recitative.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2006; 461 words
; ...the falling-third cadences in chant, polyphony, and recitative. Hudson, Richard. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 205 pages...polyphony, polyphony from Dufay to Palestrina, monody and recitative in the seventeenth century and later, the appoggiatura...
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Recitatives, arias, and mothers-in-law. (various dance anecdotes, from the tribute to Frank Andersen, retiring artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, to the essence of narration in ballet choreography) (Column)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Giovanni from Point A to Point B. And it seems that it might be possible to compare dance styles with the operatic technique of recitative and aria. Once we accept that in dance we can, as in opera, have both, we may have got somewhere. Narrative dance is...
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Recitative on Cape Clear Island.(Poem)
Magazine article from: The Southern Review; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...spined island that hums in the wind with the waves' percussion and the whale bones' O-antiphons and the lowing cows, a chorus, a canticle, a recitative too large for us to understand, which yet, at least for this moment as yo
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Recitative.(Poem)
Magazine article from: Poetry; 4/1/2005; ; 409 words
; Recitative Every night, we couldn't sleep. Our upstairs neighbors had to keep Dropping something down the hall-- A barbell or a bowling...
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Handbell Recitative
Magazine article from: Pastoral Music; 4/1/2008; ; 591 words
; Handbell Recitative All the items in this section are from The Lorenz Corporation. Sing and Rejoice! Derek K. Hakes. 3, 4, or 5 octaves and opt...
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Choral Recitative
Magazine article from: Pastoral Music; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Choral Recitative All the items in this section are from Paraclete Press. King of Glory, King of Peace. D. A. White. SATB, opt. solo trumpet...
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Piano Recitative
Magazine article from: Pastoral Music; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Piano Recitative The three items reviewed here are from Hope Publishing Company. Favorite Hymns for Piano. John Carter. 8323, $12.95. This...
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Organ Recitative
Magazine article from: Pastoral Music; 8/1/2007; ; 653 words
; Organ Recitative An Introduction to the Organ Music of Louis Vierne. Selected, annotated, and edited on three staves by Rollin Smith. Wayne...
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recitative
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
recitative , musical declamation for solo voice...Nozze di Figaro by Mozart employs much recitative of this sort. It was used also in cantata...more strictly measured. This type of recitative was used at the points of greatest dramatic...
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cantata
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...contain contrasting sections of recitative and aria separated by instrumental...school into two arias with recitatives. This form was very popular...contain three arias with recitatives. In Germany the sacred cantata...chorus, which is followed by recitatives and arias for each soloist...
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opera
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...around 1600 emphasized the text through recitative—a form of heightened speech...sung English opera, set ‘in recitative musick’ by several composers...the arias by reducing the amount of recitative in his opera seria librettos. Handel...
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baroque
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...beginnings were in the late 16th-century revolt against polyphony that gave rise to the accompanied recitative and to opera . With opera and recitative came the figured bass , used consistently in ensemble music throughout the baroque era. Renaissance...
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Vincenzo Bellini
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...paper come to life in performance by a gifted singer. In his recitatives Bellini gave careful consideration to text accents and moments...emotional expression. His handling of the orchestra in both recitative and aria always supports the dramatic intention. He gave...
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