tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post865208479863095892..comments2024-03-29T05:09:53.414-04:00Comments on Daniel Stephen Johnson: Yammering and Drama and Stuff: Libretto Problems, Part IDan Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02379073869436839786noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-55072647057431647222008-10-10T20:39:00.000-04:002008-10-10T20:39:00.000-04:00Yeah, it elides—but I think that's also how you sc...Yeah, it elides—but I think that's also how you scan most Italian verse that isn't sing. (I think it's that way with most romance languages? Like I would know.)Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02379073869436839786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-22013305574300446482008-09-22T11:20:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:20:00.000-04:00Backreading for no particular reason...when you si...Backreading for no particular reason...when you sing Italian, you elide. That's why the syllables come out at 11.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835412376364738567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-30468295725909346852008-08-27T17:54:00.000-04:002008-08-27T17:54:00.000-04:00Uh. Wow! I never realised that about the recitativ...Uh. Wow! I never realised that about the recitative. Very interesting about the 14-becomes-11 thing. I think i see how it works for line 9. Cos when you speak it out loud, it's definitely 14, but if you sort of soften everything and vaguely Frenchify it, it shrinks to 11. I think I'll have to bring my brain back to this one after I've had some sleep. I knew my three years of university Italian classes would have some musical application sometime other than being able to sit in the really cheap seats for La Boheme and still know what is being sung!minimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856827777365392968noreply@blogger.com