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1
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The Florentine Camerata (group)

Late 16th Century, the baroque period

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An assembly of artists, writers and musicians and aristocrats in Florence believed in reviving the practices of the ancient Greeks.

2
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France was the first to develop a new comical theatre genre ‘opera-bouffe’ who are some writers/composers during this time. (2, both had pseudonym names)

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Hervé - Florimond Ronger
- Inspired Offenbach, but was a smalltime writer himself.
Offenbach - Jaques
- Orpheus in the Underworld, the first true Opera-bouffe.

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Claudio Monteverdi: 1567-1643

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Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an (Italian) composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest. A pioneer in the development of Opera

4
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Classical Era - 1700s

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Names such as Wolfgang Mozart came into play which developed a more intimate relationship between a performer and its music

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Romantic Era - 1900s

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This is fathered from the Classical period. Music was often written to suit the singer which made performances more rich and full of emotion.`

6
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How did nationalism come about?

Giuseppe Verdi: 1813-1901

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Artists used music to express national pride.

Guiseppe Verdi was closely linked with\Italy’s unification with his work: Viva Verdi.

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Richard Wagner: 1813-1883

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(German) Innovative with music and meaning, linking keys to characters. He believed in linking the arts into a total artwork, or ‘Gesamtkunstwerk.’
Work: Der Ring des Nibelungen

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Giacomo Puccini: 1858-1924

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(Italian) Adopted techniques of Richard Wagner to develop characterisation and create realistic atmospheres surrounding a scene.
Work: La Bohéme.

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Franz Von Suppé: 1819-1895

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(Austrian) Asked to compete with Offenbach, developed Viennese Operetta - consisting of silly, child-like stories, sometimes comprised of fairytales and dance was emphasised.

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Johann Strauss II: 1825-1899

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Superseded Franz, leading composer in developing Waltz music. This was seen as sinful at the time because of the intimacy that came with it. Similar to how Rock’n’Roll was received by the public in the 50’s

11
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England operas were…?

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Ballad Operas

12
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English opera partnership

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Gilbert and Sullivan (G&S)

13
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William Schwenk Gilbert: 1836-1911

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Helped translate French works whilst England was fighting the negative stereotypes that surrounded the Burlesque genre.

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Arthur Sullivan: 1842-1900

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Built reputation off new style, removing vulgarity from performances birthed ‘English Operetta.’

15
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Gilbert & Sullivan,
When did they first collaborate?
Name 4 of their works.

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First collaborated in 1871.
Thespis: Similar to Orpheus in the underworld
Pinafore: The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera.
Juvenile Pinafore
The Pirates of Penzance: ‘I am the very model…’

16
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Richard D’Oyly Carte: 1844-1901

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A talent agent that staged Gilbert and Sullivan’s Savoy operas in the UK and sometimes toured in Europe, North America and elsewhere.

17
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Why was there negative stigma around Burlesque

John Hollingshead: 1827-1904

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Built a theatre in London, the Gaiety featuring Burlesque. These travesties employed any means for the sake of comedy and costumes on females became skimpier. Developing a negative culture surrounding the genre/style.

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What is burlesque?

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An amusing travesty or satire of a familiar work.