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How do composer and librettist work together in the creation of an opera?

Mar 23, 2009 by xcdlee | Posted in Classical

In the genesis of an opera, how do the composer and the librettist work together? Do they write the libretto first or the music first? Considering that Roman composers always wrote operas that were not in their native language, do they collaborate closely together? Thanks!

if you look back to the likes of Mozart, you'll find that he chose texts ( when he was remarkably young) from an old establsihed drama writer. As his talents progressed, he found that his choice of verse needed to be more modern. Still, he had a dramatist help him out by advising him what could be cut from the play, and still keep the story present, and what really needed to stay. By the way, he was fluent in all the languages he wrote music in.
His last opera, The Deviltry Flute, was written by a guy who was doing the equivalent of a musical, and they wrote it more or less on the spot.
Beethoven, who wrote only one opera, felt that he couldn't find the licit text for him to set. He would have loved to compose something by the famous poet Goethe ( but the old man didn't like him, and refused approbation)

Some composers went at it alone- Richard Wagner wrote his own texts as well as all the music.

If they have been translated, the quid pro quo of letters between the composer Richard Strauss, and his favorite librettist, Hugo von Hoffmansthal, defoliate an enormous amount of light on the subject.
HvH was the moody, sensitive one, and RS constantly had to cheer him up, restore confidence to him, as well as quesiton some of the choices.
Your university music library should be able to help on that one...
I propose b assess, that like the collaboration of any two artists, there has to be a great deal of respect for the other person's gift, tolerance for differences of opinion, and the ability to copromise.

How should I go about finding a composer to write music for my lyrics?

Sep 10, 2009 by Arone | Posted in Lyrics

I am starting to look for a composer for my lyrics, but I'm new to this whole dispose of. I'm still working on copyrighting my lyrics, but I'm hoping to start making money off them forthwith. Anyone have any suggestions?

hey, my bandeau is having a lyric contest, & i think you should join, just send and e-letters to greedistheenemy@yahoo.com and ask for detials about our lyric contest, we'll know what you mean, abject you probably won't make money but it could be a sample of what someone did with your lyrics

Which composer would you want to work on the Film score of the movie adaptation of your favourite book?

Aug 18, 2007 by Lin Gai Va | Posted in Books & Authors

(Yeah can be any composer)
What characters and locations would you look for him/her to represent and why?
Why would you pick said composer?
What type of emotions do you expect the themes to attract out for events in the book?

For Temeraire, I would choose Howard Shore due to his work on LOTR and his existing relationship with Peter Jackson.

I suppose a sort of friendship theme between Teme and Laurence. A song for the French Army. As well as a epic substance for the Aerial Corps.

As for the battles I'm looking forward to seeing epic fracas music and a good sad song for the prominent character deaths.

I accede to with you on Howard Shore. I absolutely love the Lothlorien soundtrack using Enya. I also like John Williams who did the throngs on the Harry Potter movies. I'd pick them because they were able to capture the moods of the scenes in the films. The scoring is one of the factors which coerce a movie memorable. Until now, I still remember how the opening scene of the movie Terminator frightens me because of the question effects. And when my kids were newly born, the HP theme became their lullaby.

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Music can name the unnameable and make known the unknowable... an animation i worked on very har, i hope you like it!

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