Modulation in Opera
Creator:
Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Elizabeth Calleo, Marguerite Krull, Jeffrey Thompson, Karim Sulayman, Douglas Williams, Randall Scarlata, Opera Lafayette, and Ryan Brown
Description:
A transition from one key to another, often occurring as a means of reflecting the emotions conveyed by the text. In this case, from a major key to its relative minor.
Publisher:
Naxos
Contributor:
Sarah Uhimchuk
Format:
Catalog No. 8.660305
Type:
Opera
Source:
Excerpt of Act 1 Scene 1 of La Magnifique by André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
Date:
2012
Subject:
galant, 18th century, modulation, major, minor, Grétry, opera, word painting, harmony, tonality, duet, soprano, aria