A good example of communicating music is provided by the opening measures of Marenzio's madrigal "Mi fa lasso languire." This is where the textual incipit is made to correspond to the Guidonian syllables mi-fa-la-sol-la-mi-re.
Upon singing or listening to the notes "E-F-a-G#-a-E-D", performers and listeners would immediately think of the syllables: mi-fa-la-sol-la-mi-re. They would appreciate the wit of the correspondence between these syllables and the first verse of the madrigal. In this way, this adds an extra layer of meaning to the musical setting of a poetic text.
It is true that Italian Renaissance musicians enjoyed "extracting" musical subjects from the syllables of the text. Such as several compositions with soggetti cavati or fatti sulle vocali. In these cases, the syllables of the text are normally made to correspond with the most obvious solmization of the passage.
No comments:
Post a Comment