MUS- M 402 1st EditionLecture 17Outline of Last LectureI. Chopin and his Transcendental MusicII. Chopin’s Compositional StyleOutline of Current LectureI. Verdi, Puccini, and “Popular” MusicII. Nationalism and “Viva Verdi!” in 1859III. Verdi’s Compositional Process Current LectureI. Verdi, Puccini, and “Popular” Musica. Popular Music- a term used widely in everyday discourse; music that is clearly identifiable, but hard to define. b. Some music, however, resists popularity through musical and extra-musical means. c. What then actually makes music, or anything really, popular?i. Can music be “popular” and “Art”?II. Nationalism and “Viva Verdi!” in 1859a. Nationalism- pride in one’s countryb. A huge Risorgimento (Resurgence movement) sweeps across Italy in 1859 to unify the separate nation-states of Italy.i. “Viva Vittorio Emanuele Re d’Italia!” (Long live Victor Emanuele, king of Italy) becomes the battle cry for the Italian people during this movement as Verdi’s music become connected in nationalism. 1. Verdi’s opera Nabucco (written in 1842 in Milan) contains the famous chorus Va Pensiero, the chorus of the Hebrew slaves.a. When Nabucco premiered in Milan in 1842, Italians immediately identifies themselves with the Hebrew slaves because of their desire for freedom from the controlling Austrians who were ruling over Italy at the time. b. Written in AABA form, the popular song form of the day.III. Verdi’s Compositional Processa. Verdi was in complete control of his Compositional Processes, telling people how much he wanted to be paid and by taking his time composing. i. Verdi continued to gain monstrous amounts of popularity. ii. Verdi’s popularity made him a “big hit” in the music world. iii. Verismo opera- local color, gritty realism, and death of the main
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