Traces of declamations in the Frottole of the “Quattrocento”

musical and poetical forms’ analysis of italian collections from the end of

XVth C., in their link with Poliziano’s Orfeo.

Outline

• 1) musical sources

• 2) method of research

• 3) model: criteria of declamation

• 4) examples

Declamatories forms of Orfeo

\ description

form \syllabs poetical struct. mus. struct.

(in Books of frottole)

Strambotto 11 8 verse: abababcc X Y (2 verse)

Capitolo 11 n x 3: aba bcb … X Y Z (3 v.)

Sonetto 11 4 4 3 3:abba abba cdc dcd

X |: Y :| Z (4 v.)

Oda 7 7 7 5 n x 4: X Y Z V

Oda latina 11 11 11 5

(saphic)X Y Z V

repertory

• main source : O. Petrucci, еdition:11 Books of Frottole (1502-09)

• Ms. Rés. VM 676, (1502), 51 unicae

• Ms. Milano (Bibl. Trivulziana 55), ~1501

• later: A. Antico, édition:5 Livres de Frottole (1510-1517)

• О. Petrucci, edition: Franciscus Bossinensis, Tenori e contrabbassi… libro II (1511)

Method:   

more elaborate model:criteria of declamation

analysis

working-out

analysis

Meta analysismeta working-out

affinement classification

pre-model (beginning):•external: (liturgy, recitative, oral tradition, …)   

•elementary or not carified

repertorymodel serveral rounds

selected repertory :declaimed pieces’ collection

model: Criteria of declamation

• phrase’s structure : body of verse + cadence• cords (general case) • repeated notes (central particular cas)• syllabism + flowing recitation• diminutions• fixed structure (modo di cantar) / composed• criteria appropriate to a litterary genre: sadness

• criteria appropriate to a form (oda, sonetto)

Ex. 1: XII C. theatral declamation

a) Filius Getronis: Adeodat’s motive

b. Filius Getronis: Euphrosine’s motive

Ex.1’: XII C. theatral declamation

Ex. 1: Stramb. used in our perform.Il buon nochier, Poliziano’s stramb. in Petrucci “Bossinensis”

Ex. 2: P.IV, Sonetti

b) “Modo di cantar sonetti”

a) Va posa larcho

Ex. 2’: P.IV, Sonetti

b) “Modo di cantar sonetti”

a) Va posa larcho

Ex. 3: P.IV, free flowing decl.

b) Extract Sonnet: P.IV 28 Pensa donna

a) Oda Scoltatime

Statistics

book\nb pieces fixed clear decl

dubious

decl.

%fixed/tot

%clear decl /fixe

% décl/tot

%tot decl

I 49 12 5 2 24% 42% 58% 14%

II 55 4 0 0 7% 0 0 0

III 63 8 0 0 13% 0 0 0

VIII 57 16 5 4 28% 31% 31% 16%

IX 64 19 7 2 30% 37% 37% 14%

XI 70 9 2 3 13% 22% 22% 7%

Tot Petr 358 65 19 11 18% 29% 46% 8%