Help with Italian translation
March 19, 2007 7:35 PM Subscribe
What does this Italian note say?
I'm looking at an edition of part of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, and in the very first bar there's an explanatory note about something. What does it mean? (I've tried babelfish etc and I have a rough idea, but not really enough).
"La declamazione sempre libera, segue il significato della parola percio nei recitativi non si troveranna indicazioni di tempo, ne molti segui di espressione."
Thankyou!
I'm looking at an edition of part of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, and in the very first bar there's an explanatory note about something. What does it mean? (I've tried babelfish etc and I have a rough idea, but not really enough).
"La declamazione sempre libera, segue il significato della parola percio nei recitativi non si troveranna indicazioni di tempo, ne molti segui di espressione."
Thankyou!
and by the way, if Monteverdi's your thing, la Scala will stage Orfeo, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and L’incoronazione di Poppea in 2009-2011, all conducted by Alessandrini. might be worth a trip.
posted by matteo at 9:48 AM on March 20, 2007
posted by matteo at 9:48 AM on March 20, 2007
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More or less literally, "The declamation [is to be] free, following the significance of the words, so you will not find in the recitative tempo indications or many expression markings."
posted by katemonster at 8:19 PM on March 19, 2007