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%