Aspects of the text-music analysis in the «Scherzi musicali» (1698) by Francesco Antonio Pistocchi

Authors

  • Fabrizio Ammetto University of Guanajuato, Mexico - Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, Italy
  • Alejandra Béjar Bartolo University of Guanajuato, Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2017.5170

Keywords:

cantatas by Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, duet/aria/recitative/‘arioso’, text-music relationship

Abstract

The «Scherzi musicali» of the renowned Italian musician Francesco Antonio Pistocchi (1659-1726) – a printed collection of twelve vocal compositions – represent an excellent repertoire for current performers, for whom one of the greatest difficulties is the correct understanding of their poetic texts using three different languages: Italian, French and German. This article provides a Spanish translation of all poetic texts as well as analysis of the structure and text-music relationship of each composition, aspects extremely useful for a correct interpretation.

Author Biographies

  • Fabrizio Ammetto, University of Guanajuato, Mexico - Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, Italy

    Fabrizio Ammetto – an Italian performer and musicologist – is full professor of violin, chamber music, baroque music, musical analysis, and musical philology at the Music Department of the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. He is a member of the Core Faculty of Master's and Doctor's Degrees at the University of Guanajuato. He is head of the Core Faculty ('Cuerpo Académico Consolidado') of "Musicology". He is a member of the 'Academia Mexicana de Ciencias' (AMC) and 'Sistema Nacional de Investigadores' (SNI) of Mexico. He has degrees in violin, viola, and electronic music, and received his Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Bologna. As a violinist, violist and conductor, he has given over 700 concerts in Europe and America, and has produced numerous critical editions and recordings of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century instrumental music. He has published several books, chapters and articles. He is the founder and director of 'L’Orfeo Ensemble' of Spoleto (Italia) and the 'Baroque Ensemble' of the University of Guanajuato. Fabrizio Ammetto is a member of the international Editorial Committee of the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi (Fondazione Giorgio Cini), Venice.

  • Alejandra Béjar Bartolo, University of Guanajuato, Mexico

    Alejandra Béjar Bartolo – a Mexican pianist and musicologist – is associate professor of piano at the Music Department of the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. She is a member of the Core Faculty of Master's and Doctor's Degrees at the University of Guanajuato. She is a member of the Core Faculty ('Cuerpo Académico Consolidado') of "Musicology". She is a member of the 'Sistema Nacional de Investigadores' (SNI) of Mexico. After a degree in piano, she has studied musicology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and received her Ph.D. in Arts from the University of Guanajuato. As pianist and harpsichordist (with the 'Baroque Ensemble' of the University of Guanajuato) she has given over 200 concerts in Mexico and Italy. She has published two books (including Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, Scherzi musicali, [op. II] - Duetti e terzetti, op. III, Lucca, LIM - Libreria Musicale Italiana, 2015), several chapters and articles.

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Published

2018-05-25

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Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

How to Cite

“Aspects of the Text-Music Analysis in the «Scherzi Musicali» (1698) by Francesco Antonio Pistocchi”. 2018. Per Musi, no. 37 (May). https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2017.5170.

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