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
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1) musical sources
2) method of research
3) model: criteria of declamation
4) examples
Declamatories forms of Orfeo
\ description
syllabs poetical struct.
form \
mus. struct.
(in Books of frottole)
Strambotto
11
8 verse: abababcc
Capitolo
11
n x 3: aba bcb … X Y Z
Sonetto
11
4 4 3 3:
abba abba cdc dcd
Oda
7775
Oda latina
11 11 11 5
(saphic)
n x 4:
XY
(2 verse)
(3 v.)
X |: Y :| Z
(4 v.)
XYZV
XYZV
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:
Meta analysis
meta working-out
pre-model (beginning):
•external: (liturgy, recitative, oral tradition, …)
•elementary or not carified
analysis
analysis
model
affinement
serveral rounds
working-out
more elaborate model:
criteria of declamation
repertory
classification
selected repertory :
declaimed pieces’ collection
model: Criteria of declamation
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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
Ex.1’: XII C. theatral declamation
b. Filius Getronis: Euphrosine’s motive
Ex. 1: Stramb. used in our perform.
Il buon nochier, Poliziano’s stramb. in Petrucci “Bossinensis”
Ex. 2: P.IV, Sonetti
a) Va posa larcho
b) “Modo di cantar sonetti”
Ex. 2’: P.IV, Sonetti
a) Va posa larcho
b) “Modo di cantar sonetti”
Ex. 3: P.IV, free flowing decl.
a) Oda Scoltatime
b) Extract Sonnet: P.IV 28 Pensa donna
Statistics
book\nb
pieces
fixed
clear
decl
dubious
decl.
%fixed/t
ot
%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%