Bizet and Carmen Flashcards
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Bizet
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1838-1875
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Life
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- Little is provided about his life
- People were fascinated by outer lands
- Limited success
3
Q
Contributions
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- Mainly focused on opera
- Use of signature motives
- Storylines with exotic settings (colour and dancing through rhythm)
- ## Tried new instruments in orchestra
4
Q
Carmen Date
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March 3, 1875
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Q
Genre
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lyric opera (French with spoken dialogue)
6
Q
Inspo.
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Novella (short story)
7
Q
Plor summary
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In the foreign lands of Seville Spain, Carmen (cigarette factory worker) has a love triangle (Don Jose and Escamillo) and eventually gets killed.
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Quand je vous aimerai (Carmen’s Recitative)
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- Hinting of fate (suspenseful moment)
- F minor
- Short; only a few lines
- Her teasing nature is demonstrated through the short phrases
Carmen just came out from working at the factory
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L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen’s Aria)
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- Highlighting the theme that love is fickle
- D minor (shifts to D major later)
- Allegretto quasi Andantino
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Votre taost, je peux vous le rendre (Toreador Song) (Escamillo’s aria)
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- F minor (shifts to F major)
- 4-4 time
- Rhythm demonstrates his swaggering nature
- Allegro molto moderato
