VOCAL FORMS

OF CLASSICAL
MUSIC
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 OPERA:
Opera is a drama set to
music where singers and
musicians perform in a
theatrical setting.
Two Vocal Forms:

• Opera Buffa
• Opera Seria
 OPERA SERIA
• Italian musical term which
refers to the noble and
"serious" style of Italian opera.
• Predominated in Europe from
the 1710s to about 1770.
 OPERA SERIA
• Usually implies heroic or
tragic drama that employs
mythological characters,
which was inherited from
Baroque Period.
 OPERA SERIA
• Also called Dramma Per Musica or
Melodramma Serio.
• Composed by composers working
in Naples, Italy
• Frequently called Neapolitan
Opera.
 OPERA SERIA
Famous Composers:
• Alessandro Scarlatti
• George Frideric Handel
• Nicola Porpora
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Johann Adolph Hasse
Alessandro Scarlatti
George Handel
Nicola Porpora
Leonardo Da Vinci
Johann Adolph Hasse
OPERA SERIA
Watch an example of Opera Seria:
 OPERA BUFFA
• Means Comic Opera
• This opera made use of
everyday characters and
situations.
 OPERA BUFFA
• Typically employed spoken
dialogues and spiced with
slight gags, naughty humor
and social satire.
 OPERA BUFFA
• Comic Opera had been a part of
opera until the early 18th century,
when “opera buffa” began to emerge
as a separate genre.
 OPERA BUFFA
• Comic Opera had been a part of
opera until the early 18th century,
when “opera buffa” began to emerge
as a separate genre.
• Opera Buffa is an entertaining musical
comedy.
 OPERA BUFFA
Classified by their authors as:

• Commedia In Musica
• Commedia Per Musica
• Drama Bernesso
• Dramma Comico
• Divertimento Giocoso
 OPERA BUFFA
FAMOUS COMPOSERS:
•Nicola Logroscino
•Valentino Fioravanti
•Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
NICOLA
LOGROSCINO
VALENTINO FIORAVANTI
PIETRO ALESSANDRO GUGLIELMI
 OPERA BUFFA
Watch an example of Opera Buffa: