Tomando su indicación de la redescubierta unión entre la música y las palabras, la cantata sufrió una transformación seria durante el siglo XVII, dando voz a los affetti (el lenguaje de las emociones) a través de la adopción de una variedad de estructuras formales que se adhirieron al texto poético en cuestión. El género se convirtió en la marca de los compositores considerados italianos, incluido Agostino Steffani, uno de los principales compositores de ópera de la generación de Scarlatti. Haberse entrenado como sacerdote, Steffani pasó la mayor parte de su carrera equilibrando entre deberes musicales y eclesiásticos (que no siempre eran reconciliables). Su producción, además de aproximadamente 20 óperas, incluye música sagrada, obras instrumentales y colecciones de cantatas para una a tres voces. Entre estas últimas, los Sei scherzi a voce sola con accompagnamento di piffari o di violini, el tema de esta grabación, ocupa un lugar especial, con la convencionalidad de los textos poéticos (todos los cuales se refieren al idílico esfera pastoral) en contraste con las a menudo altamente inusuales elecciones musicales del compositor. Desde los recitativos hasta las cavatas y arias, el texto se renderiza continuamente con maestría, también gracias al refinado uso de instrumentos que acompañan a las voces y que también se usan independientemente (en los preludios y estribillos). En estas obras, por lo tanto, observamos las habilidades de un compositor de ópera, pero también las de un excelente contrapuntista, las influencias de los modelos instrumentales (Corelli) y vocales (Scarlatti, Carissimi) y las raíces italianas y la apertura a un contexto europeo en el que el papel de este obispo-compositor infatigable merece una reevaluación. Fundada en 2000, la Accademia Hermans de Umbria, un conjunto específicamente dedicado al repertorio temprano, da nueva vida a estas joyas musicales, obras que documentan el surgimiento de un género que se convirtió en la principal forma de música vocal de cámara barroca italiana.
https://dvdstorespain.es/es/musica/106670-steffani-scherzi-musicali-cd-de-audio-academia-hermans-fabio-ciofini-and-steffani-5028421942995.html106670STEFFANI: Scherzi Musicali [CD de audio] Academia Hermans, Fabio Ciofini and Steffani<div id="productDescription" class="a-section a-spacing-small"> <!-- show up to 2 reviews by default --><br /><p> <span>Taking its cue from the rediscovered union between music and words, the cantata underwent a serious transformation during the 17th century, giving voice to affetti (the language of emotions) through adopting a<br /><br />range of formal structures that adhered to the poetic text in question. The genre became the brand name of composers considered Italian including Agostino Steffani, one of the leading opera composers of Scarlattis<br /><br />generation. Having trained as a priest, Steffani spent the majority of his career balancing between musical and ecclesiastical duties (which were not always reconcilable).<br /><br /><br /><br />His output, besides approximately 20 operas, includes sacred music, instrumental works and collections of cantatas for one to three voices. Among the latter, the Sei scherzi a voce sola con accompagnamento di piffari o di violini the subject of this recording holds a special place, with the conventionality of the poetic texts (all of which refer to the idyllic pastoral sphere) contrasting strongly against the composers often highly unconventional musical choices. From the recitatives to the cavatas and arias, the text is continually<br /><br />masterfully rendered, thanks also to the refined use of instruments that accompany the voices and which are also used independently (in the preludes and refrains).<br /><br /><br /><br />In these works, therefore, we observe the skills of an opera composer but also those of an excellent contrapuntist, the influences of instrumental models (Corelli) as well as vocal ones (Scarlatti, Carissimi), and the Italian roots and openness to a European context in which the role of this indefatigable bishopcomposer<br /><br />merits reassessment. Founded in 2000, the Umbriabased Accademia Hermans an ensemble specifically dedicated to the early repertoire breathes new life into these musical gems, works which document the rise<br /><br />of a genre that became the principal form of Italian Baroque vocal chamber music.<br /><br /></span> </p> </div>https://dvdstorespain.es/613078-home_default/steffani-scherzi-musicali-cd-de-audio-academia-hermans-fabio-ciofini-and-steffani.jpg16.3636instockBrilliant Classics16.363616.3636002023-04-01T01:56:52+0200/Inicio/Inicio/Música/Inicio/Nuevos
Taking its cue from the rediscovered union between music and words, the cantata underwent a serious transformation during the 17th century, giving voice to affetti (the language of emotions) through adopting a
range of formal structures that adhered to the poetic text in question. The genre became the brand name of composers considered Italian including Agostino Steffani, one of the leading opera composers of Scarlattis
generation. Having trained as a priest, Steffani spent the majority of his career balancing between musical and ecclesiastical duties (which were not always reconcilable).
His output, besides approximately 20 operas, includes sacred music, instrumental works and collections of cantatas for one to three voices. Among the latter, the Sei scherzi a voce sola con accompagnamento di piffari o di violini the subject of this recording holds a special place, with the conventionality of the poetic texts (all of which refer to the idyllic pastoral sphere) contrasting strongly against the composers often highly unconventional musical choices. From the recitatives to the cavatas and arias, the text is continually
masterfully rendered, thanks also to the refined use of instruments that accompany the voices and which are also used independently (in the preludes and refrains).
In these works, therefore, we observe the skills of an opera composer but also those of an excellent contrapuntist, the influences of instrumental models (Corelli) as well as vocal ones (Scarlatti, Carissimi), and the Italian roots and openness to a European context in which the role of this indefatigable bishopcomposer
merits reassessment. Founded in 2000, the Umbriabased Accademia Hermans an ensemble specifically dedicated to the early repertoire breathes new life into these musical gems, works which document the rise
of a genre that became the principal form of Italian Baroque vocal chamber music.