. Style in singing. three forms of graduated intensity: Softto loud p-===^j; loud to soft J^^-p; and soft to loudand soft again p-==^ijz^==-p. This command of intensity, therefore, is it is even more effective when the artist has thepower to combine the various gradations of Intensitywith different shades of Colour; in other words, when hecan sing a tone crescendo and diminuendo in the clearand sombre timbres. The passage, already cited, from Alcestes great airin Glucks opera Alceste, furnishes an admirable illus-tration of the dramatic emotion created by a suddencontrast of Int
. Style in singing. three forms of graduated intensity: Softto loud p-===^j; loud to soft J^^-p; and soft to loudand soft again p-==^ijz^==-p. This command of intensity, therefore, is it is even more effective when the artist has thepower to combine the various gradations of Intensitywith different shades of Colour; in other words, when hecan sing a tone crescendo and diminuendo in the clearand sombre timbres. The passage, already cited, from Alcestes great airin Glucks opera Alceste, furnishes an admirable illus-tration of the dramatic emotion created by a suddencontrast of Intensity as well as Colour. In the invocationYe ministers that dwell in night! the clear timbre isused with gradually increasing volume until at thephrase (sung adagio) Ministers of death! the timbrechanges abruptly to a sombre quality with sinistereffect, which effect is augmented by being sung pp. ANALYSIS OF STYLE—INTENSITY 29 M /-I-M-l- r Gluck (Alceste: Act l> SBE PI Di-vi-ni-tes du Styx! Di-vi-ni-tes du PH*. ppppp / § ^§ pp Adagio <CVt-£V 2 i ij. m Styx! e £^ Mi - nis - tres de la mort! /7\ tf\ £ gggigs «rte -A / #—^ w m iz&^Ezm irinns ———p ? ? ? *lj? A still more striking example of the impressive effectproduced by sudden contrasts of intensity is offered inthe magnificent air Total Eclipse/ from Samson(Handel). In it, a judicious use of tone-colour, accent,and variations of tempo, all combine to elucidate in thehighest possible degree the idea of both composer andpoet: 3° STYLE IN SINGINGstyleinsinging00hasl
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