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Brian Alvarado, Economics-Political Science, 2021 While the story of Orpheus is one of lost love, the tragic story begins with the love still intact. Starting on the 8:20 minute mark in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and following a long section of the piece of a single high-pitched voice representing Eurydice, the listener receives a brief section ofContinue reading “Monteverdi; L’Orfeo”

Alex Anthony Cortes-Ose, Computer Science, 2022 As I listened to Claudio Monteverdi, Ah, dolente partita!, I was reminded of a dying flame. The text is about a lover’s betrayal and the pain felt by such a parting being like “the pain of death”. As a madrigal, the 5 a cappella voices with their spaced outContinue reading “Renaissance/Early Baroque Word-Painting”

Avery Kim, Political Science, 2021 While it was “Ave Maria” by Josquin Desprez’s audible weaving of airy, legato notes that initially drove me to look for a video of flowers blooming, this unexpected video of sheep herding popped up and I found it to be even more fitting. Because of how polyphonous music often forgesContinue reading “Polyphony II: “Ave Maria” by Josquin Desprez”

Kevin Li, Computer Science, 2020 I chose this video to represent the piece Rose, Liz, Printemps, Verdure by Machaut. The video shows several different people performing different tasks to create the Holiday Market at Union Square—building, painting, delivering, and selling goods. This parallels the polyphonous nature of the musical piece, in which the male andContinue reading “Polyphony I: Rose, Liz, Printemps, Verdure”

Nicholas LombardoEast Asian Studies2020 (Senior) Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart – Shizuko discovering Nishi’s antique shop, the Barron, and the restored grandfather clock. Chang’e Flying to the Moon Listening to the troubadour lyric songs assigned for today, I kept having a distinct sense of longing and sadness. The lyrics, as well as the descriptionsContinue reading “02/05 – The Troubadours”

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