<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> I Puritani is the masterpiece that crowned the creation of the Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, being remarked and appreciated for the richness of his melodicity and profound symbols filled with the inspiration and creativity of a creator. This was the last of the ten works composed by Bellini, whose disappearance was premature, at only 33 years, but the passion and talent with which he created revealed a work dominated by essence and emotion, which establishes a close connection between chant and the poetic text, providing new expressive valences to the lyrical universe. The extremely difficult and demanding vocal writing raises serious challanges, the Bel-canto style meaning not only a “beautiful chant” but also a difficult texture, a certain specific phrasing and a spread of spectacular acute tones.</p></abstract>

I Puritani is the masterpiece that crowned the creation of the Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, being remarked and appreciated for the richness of his melodicity and profound symbols filled with the inspiration and creativity of a creator. This was the last of the ten works composed by Bellini, whose disappearance was premature, at only 33 years, but the passion and talent with which he created revealed a work dominated by essence and emotion, which establishes a close connection between chant and the poetic text, providing new expressive valences to the lyrical universe. The extremely difficult and demanding vocal writing raises serious challanges, the Bel-canto style meaning not only a “beautiful chant” but also a difficult texture, a certain specific phrasing and a spread of spectacular acute tones.

9. An Analysis of the Vocal Ensembles from the Opera “I Puritani” by Vincenzo Bellini

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I Puritani is the masterpiece that crowned the creation of the Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, being remarked and appreciated for the richness of his...

9. An Analysis of the Vocal Ensembles from the Opera “I Puritani” by Vincenzo Bellini

Article Category: Number 15 / Part I. Music

Pubblicato online: 28 mar 2018

Pagine: 84 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2018-0009

Parole chiave
Bel-canto, Italian opera, musical romance, musical ensemble

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

9. An Analysis of the Vocal Ensembles from the Opera “I Puritani” by Vincenzo Bellini

Article Category: Number 15 / Part I. Music

Pubblicato online: 28 mar 2018

Pagine: 84 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2018-0009

Parole chiaveBel-canto, Italian opera, musical romance, musical ensemble

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
Bel-canto, Italian opera, musical romance, musical ensemble