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Session 3 presentation - Wolf Trap Opera

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Grand <strong>Opera</strong><br />

Melody<br />

Harmony<br />

Rhythm<br />

Texture<br />

Amplitude<br />

Text<br />

Subject<br />

Form<br />

less filigreed, more expansive, emotional<br />

expanded use of leitmotifs, dev of character thru melody<br />

increasingly adventurous<br />

mixed meters<br />

macro adjustments<br />

Increasing use of exotic orchestral colors<br />

exploiting entire dynamic range<br />

librettist/composer collaboration: new creative force<br />

increasingly contemporary<br />

no secco recitative<br />

some “number” operas; becoming more through-composed

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