Italian Baroque Structures: Operatic Beginnings
3pm concert followed by optional buffet picnic
supported by the Omni Homestead
This program will explore the structure of operatic arias as antecedent to the Italian instrumental forms. Works for voice and harp by Claudio Monteverdi and sonatas by Dario Castello for violin and harp will explore opposites. We most deeply appreciate the standard sonata form’s storytelling structure by comparison to its structural opposite, the wildly unstructured stylus fantasticus.
Sonata Prima (1692, Venice) – Dario Castello (1602-163)1
Ab aeterno ordinata sum, SV 262 – Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Lamento di Tristano – Saltarello – Anonymous Italian (14th century)
Luciferm caelestis olim – Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674)
Sonata Representativa for violin & continuo – H.I.F. Biber (1644-1704)
—Intermission—
Sì dolce e’l tormento, Madrigal, SV 332 – Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Sonata for violin & continuo Op. 3 No. 4 “La castella” in D major – G.A. Pandolfi Mealli (1630-1670)
Ego flos campi, SV 301 – Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Durezze et liguture or Consonanze Stravaganti – Anonymous Italian (Naples, 1603)
Monastic “Alleluia” for the feast of the Assumption – Gregorian chant
Ciacona “Kremsier” in D major – H.I.F. Biber (1644-1704)
Fiona Hughes, baroque violin & voice
Peter Walker, voice, cittern, guitar, bagpipes
Christa Patton, Italian triple harp, whistle, recorder
M E N U
Grilled Chicken Apple and Brie Sandwiches on Baguette with Mixed Greens and Honey Watercress Mayonnaise
Whole Grain Mustard and Leek Potato Cakes
Various Sides, Salads and Desserts
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