Klarinet Archive - Posting 000177.txt from 2008/12

From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: If Mozart Were Alive Today...
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:32:17 -0500

Rap... rhythmic chanting of text with minimal melodic content. Hmm sounds =
like a 2500 year old Greek Chorus used in Greek drama. In Opera of the =
past 400 years, recitative has served a similar purpose, of expressing =
lots of text quickly to get us caught up with the story line, allowing us =
to enjoy the aria. Rap just has no aria that follows. =20

Now, would Mozart be curious to try to set set text across bar lines with =
interesting rhythmic effects which deny the normal language accents? Gads =
we could split a music history department on that one :). Instead Mozart =
liked to have 3-4 aria conversations going on at once allowing us, the =
listener, to listen in on the private thoughts of the different characters =
as we like. The rhythmic complexity of those are quite intriguing. So =
has Mozart composed rap???

Dave

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