Cassandra Marie Lambros
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Musical paintbrushes...imagery and feelings through sound

In this blog, I will be selecting many sound clips from Puccini's opera Tosca and analyze the tonal paintings in them. I will also be selecting other works from other composers and throw in an aria analysis here and there.

February 24th, 2017

2/24/2017

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The trumpet starts to spit out it's awesome rhythmic riff on :05..as seen in figure 1, the rhythm gets faster as the subdivision increases. This I believe is a tonal painting for blood spurting out of Mario's temples faster and faster as Scarpia screams "piu forte". Most of the other instruments are on the beat so the trumpet's off beat nature really is emphasized. I have always wondered why Puccini is in the time signature 6/8 here, which is a rather dance like time meter. This could be a play on how Scarpia finds torture, pain, and suffering enjoyable, as it is almost a sort of pastime for him. As we move into the time change on :28, into a more expansive 3/4, Tosca's high C is actually more like a scream, not only for her, but for the trumpets as well, which are actually their highest note on the instrument. Audio is Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, and Renato Bruson. Conductor is James Levine, MET
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  • Home
  • Violin: bella sonore!
    • Instrumental biography
    • violinist
  • singing: La voce e la vita!
    • vocal biography
    • working with Dennis Hyams
    • opera and musical theatre
    • oratorio work
    • sacred music
  • International work
  • doll restoration
    • restoration of hard plastic/vinyl dolls
    • restoration of composition dolls
    • restoration of bisque dolls
    • restoration of Barbies >
      • restoration of a color magic barbie
  • food art
    • wedding and anniversary cakes
    • special occasion cakes
    • other cakes
    • elaborate cookies and desserts >
      • creation of a 3-D sugar cookie
  • "crochet-tivity"
    • scarves, cowls, and tea cozies!!
    • my hats
    • my one-of-a-kind stitches
    • my mother's bowtie scarves
  • other artwork
  • Ballet: a poem in motion
  • Musical paintbrushes
  • art analysis
  • Contact