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Music in the making. Produced by Milliken university under a grant from the Educational Television and Radio Center in cooperation with the National Association of educational broadcasters. The Milliken School of Music presents concert vocalist Hubert Norval and chairman of the voice department in a recorded consideration of expansion of opera in the 19th century. Rather than talking at length Professor Noble is elected to give you four musical examples of this period to introduce the subject briefly. Here is Professor Norval Wagner excelled in the use of the leitmotif with impassioned declamation the orchestra serves no longer primarily as a compliment but is closely associated with the dramatic action on stage. The vapor and Wagner inspired the orchestral portions of their scores through the use of instrumental tone painting by painting a vivid quality never before realized in opera.
At the same time in Italy there he was busy writing melodic operas. His plays in the evolution of opera is one of degree of creative inspiration rather than that of the innovator. Let us now listen to a soprano aria from Rigoletto caught on nomad. Sure. Naturally Verity imbue these conventional forms. That is the are your
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Last weekend an important period in music which helped pave the way for the development of instrumental and vocal art of the 20th century.
Professor Hubert has brought to the consideration of the expansion of opera in the 19th century. Music in the making was produced by Milliken university under a grant from the Educational Television Radio Center. This program is distributed by the National Association of educational broadcasters. This is the end network.
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Series
Music in the making
Episode
19th Century Opera Expansion
Producing Organization
Millikin University
Contributing Organization
University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/500-th8bmk3d
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Description
Episode Description
In this program, Hubert Norville discusses the expansion of opera in the 19th century, using examples from Verdi and Wagner to illustrate.
Series Description
Instructional comments and musical illustrations using faculty and students from the Millikin University School of Music. The first thirteen programs in the series focus upon historical aspects of music. The second half of the series explores music's technical side.
Broadcast Date
1956-01-01
Topics
Music
Subjects
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Operas.
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:14:29
Credits
Producing Organization: Millikin University
Speaker: Norville, Hubert, 1905-1986
AAPB Contributor Holdings
University of Maryland
Identifier: 56-8-7 (National Association of Educational Broadcasters)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Duration: 00:14:15
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Chicago: “Music in the making; 19th Century Opera Expansion,” 1956-01-01, University of Maryland, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 23, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-500-th8bmk3d.
MLA: “Music in the making; 19th Century Opera Expansion.” 1956-01-01. University of Maryland, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 23, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-500-th8bmk3d>.
APA: Music in the making; 19th Century Opera Expansion. Boston, MA: University of Maryland, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-500-th8bmk3d