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german name

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Die Zauberflöte

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composer full name

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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when was mozart alive

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1756-1791

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what type of opera is the magic flute

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singspiel

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how many acts

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2

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who wrote the libretto

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Emanuel Schikaneder

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names of arias we have to learn

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  • Ich bin ein Vogelfanger ja
  • Dies Bildnes ist bezaubernd schon
  • O Isis und Osiris
  • Der Holle rache kocht in meinem Herz
  • Pa-pa-pa
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mozart opera serias

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  • Idomeneo
  • La Clemenza di Tito
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mozart opera buffas

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  • The Marriage of Figaro
  • Cosi fan tutte
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how many operas did mozart write

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22

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how is the overture made interesting

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contrast
> solemn music of Sarastro’s priesthood
> flighty/energetic music of Queen of the Night

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overture form

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sonata formo

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overture introduction

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  • slow
  • homophonic
  • returns between expo and development
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papageno character

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  • bird-catcher
  • sells birds to QotN
  • simple
  • main desire to have gf
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next section of overture

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  • allegro
  • counterpoint/polyphony
  • energetic
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papageno voice type

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baritone

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papageno aria(s)

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  • Die Vogelfanger bin ich ja (A bird-catcher I am indeed) - start of act 1
  • Pa-pa w Papagena - end of act 2
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other aria papageno sings

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Ein Madchen oder Weibchen

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what does the music of papageno’s aria tell us about him (categories)

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  • birdcatcher
  • comic character
  • simple and carefree
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music telling us of birdcatcher element to papageno

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  • use of panpipes to attract the birds
  • 5-note motif
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music telling us of comic character of papageno

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  • major key
  • baritone voice type
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music telling us of papageno’s simple and carefree nature

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  • folklike melody
    > words “hop-sa-sa” - tra-la-la
    > strophic form
  • clear, symmetrical phrasing
  • sparse accompaniment > light, homophonic texture
  • violins support singer’s melody
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tamino character

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  • young prince
  • adventure to find + rescue princess
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tamino voice type

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tenor

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tamino aria
Dies bildness ist bezaubernd schon (this image is enchantingly lovely) in act 1 > presented w image of pamina by 3 ladies, falls in love
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what does the music of his aria tell us about tamino
- royal, noble - heroic character - surging emotions, yearning to win love of Pamina
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what does the music tell us of tamino's royal, noble nature
- Eb major key - Larghetto tempo
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music tells us about tamino heroic character
- tenor voice type
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music about tamino's surging emotions, yearning to win love of Pamina
- asc M6 interval at beginning, returns continuously throughout - soft dynamics - moments of cresc and sf climaxes - clarinets in 3rds - legato - slow & expressive melody - sparse accompaniment
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monostatos character
- mean - greedy - servant of Sarastro - unloyal - selfish
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monostatos voice type
tenor
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monostatos arias
none for matric
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pamina character
- daughter of QotN - damsel-in-distress locked in house of Sarastro awaiting rescue - brave & stands up to mother
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pamina voice type
mezzo-soprano
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pamina aria(s)
Bei Mannern, welche liebe fuhlen (Men who feel the call of love) w Papageno
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sarastro character
- tall & imposing - High Priest of the Sun - initially believe bad character
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sarastro voice type
basso profundo
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sarastro aria
O Isis und Osiris (O Isis and Osiris) - asking gods to assist Papageno & Tamino on journey
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sarastro other aria
In diesen Heiligen Hallen (within these hallowed halls)
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what does the music of sarastro's aria tell us about him
- masonic elements - the mystical - dignified, caring, empathetic, vulnerable
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who is isis
- help dead in afterlife - goddess of life and magic
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who is osiris
- god of fertility, agriculture, afterlife - brother & husband (wtf) of Isis
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what about sarastro's aria tells us of masonic elements
- priest - male-dominated cult - no music during ritual
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what of the mystical is shown in O Isis und Osiris
- sarastro's name from Zoroastrianism (ancient middle east religion w connection to sun) - religious reference to Egyptian mythology (goddess Isis and brother Osiris)
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dignified sarastro shown in aria
- slow (adagio), mostly minim & crotchet note values - major key - basso profundo
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caring and empathetic sarastro shown in aria
- legato - hymnlike, reminiscent of 4-part hymns of reformed protestant churches / amswering chorus reminds of Lutheran churches - verse 1: > tries asserting himself on gods > asks Isis to protect on journey - verse 2: > more plaintive > starts @ higher pitch - renewed energy > asks Osiris to accept them in afterlife should they perish
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vulnerable sarastro shown in aria
- low pitches (low F) at end of phrases - hard to project
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Queen of the Night character
- pretends to be on tamino's side @ 1st meeting > used him to get to sarastro - wants to defeat sarastro and rule world
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QotN voice type
coloratura soprano > extremely difficult passages > very high notes > specialises in runs, leaps, trills > coloratura - elaborate ornamentation of melody
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QotN aria
Der Holle rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Hell's revenge cooks in my Heart) in act 2 > hands pamina a knife to kill sarastro > get Shield of the Sun from him
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musical features of QotN aria tells us about
- use of tonality - voice type - desperate and psychotic state of mind, gloomy atmosphere
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use of tonality in QotN aria
- D minor: mozart uses in extremely dramatic scenes (Requiem) - moves between minor keys (d/g)
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voice type of QotN aria
- coloratura soprano
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desperate and psychotic state of mind, gloomy atmosphere shown in QotN aria
- ''Revenge aria" - very fast tempo (allegro assai) - timpani + trumpet - tremolos - sfz outbursts - d min chord introduction (gloomy atmosphere) - coloratura in high register > repeated staccatos on high C (7th of D min chord) - restlessness > high F in virtuoso leaps - madness > high triplet mvmt - extremely difficult application (rhythm/intonation) > succession of 'Hort' (D-F-Bb) instead of A
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papagena character
- cheerful - simple - disguised as old woman - goal to find man and have kids
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papagena voice type
soprano
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papagena aria
duet with papageno 'pa-pa-pa' - plan dream future with kids
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what does papagena and papageno's arias tell us abt them
- instrumentation - characters complimenting each other - development of two characters
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instrumentation in pa-pa-pa aria
- standard classical - trills in violins - playfulness, innocence - violins + winds play melody w singers - simplicity - light texture, homophonic, sparse accomp = cyclical feel, references to beginning
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characters complimenting each other as is shown in papa aria
- major key - call and answer, imitation, mating call - simplicity, no melismas
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papa contribution to development of characters
- imitation > relationship > goal achieved - rit, broad, legato > children - a tempo, agitated, wind runs, climax > argument, outdo (little ver of selves) - resolved = duet, no dominance over one another

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