Dulcissime
E592757
"Dulcissime" is the climactic, high-flying soprano solo that concludes the "Cour d'amours" section of Carl Orff’s cantata Carmina Burana.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movement
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ vocal solo ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
concert repertoire
ⓘ
symphonic choral performances ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Orff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Carmina Burana premiere 1937 ⓘ |
| genre | cantata movement ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extremely high tessitura
ⓘ
virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ |
| partOf | Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often excerpted as a showcase aria for soprano ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| positionInWork | concluding movement of Cour d'amours ⓘ |
| requires | coloratura soprano technique ⓘ |
| roleInWork | climactic solo of Cour d'amours ⓘ |
| sectionOf | Cour d'amours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
neo-medieval
ⓘ
rhythmic ⓘ |
| textSource | Carmina Burana medieval poems ⓘ |
| textTheme |
desire
ⓘ
love ⓘ |
| vocalRange | high soprano ⓘ |
| workNumberInCarminaBurana | one of the final movements ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carmina Burana