Music Appreciation (MUSI 115)Class #4.pptVIP

Messiah: Soprano aria “Rejoice greatly  Melisma (da capo aria) Baroque Opera*The New Genre of the Baroque Era Large-scale musical drama combining Singing Plot (Secular) Acting Scenery Costumes Instrumental music Baroque Opera: Semele Voice assignments* Soprano Alto Mezzo-Soprano or Contralto Replacing castrati Tenor Baritone/Bass Julius Cesare (1724) Montserrat Caballe “Vadoro pupille” Legacy Fell out of popularity after his death Original instruments revival (1970s) Bel Canto revival (1960s) / CD #1, Track “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah (HWV 56) Listen for… Enormous, vertical co