Lamento della ninfa
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Lamento della ninfa is a famous expressive madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, notable for its poignant depiction of a nymph’s lament over lost love.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
madrigal
ⓘ
vocal composition ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | stile rappresentativo ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
male narrators
ⓘ
nymph ⓘ |
| collectionNumber | Madrigals, Book 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Claudio Monteverdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
lamenting
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| form | through-composed ⓘ |
| genre | madrigal ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | voice and basso continuo ⓘ |
| hasMood |
plaintive
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| hasRecording | frequently recorded by early music ensembles ⓘ |
| hasSection | dialogue between nymph and male chorus ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important example of early Baroque expressive monody
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influential model for later laments in Baroque opera and cantata ⓘ |
| inCatalogue | Monteverdi Madrigals Book 8, Lamento della ninfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFeature | frequent use of dissonance for expressive effect ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| movementType | lament ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expressive depiction of grief and abandonment
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highly expressive vocal line for the nymph ⓘ use of descending tetrachord lament bass ⓘ |
| partOf | Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| performancePractice | typically performed with period instruments ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1638 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alessandro Vincenti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | early Baroque ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abandonment
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sorrow ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | in stile recitativo ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Ottavio Rinuccini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSubject | lament of a nymph over lost love ⓘ |
| texture |
contrasting choral commentary
ⓘ
monodic sections with continuo ⓘ |
| title | Lamento della ninfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPoeticForm | Italian lyric poetry ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
basso continuo
ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ three male voices ⓘ |
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