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The opera libretto from its inception (c. 1600) was written in verse, and this continued well into the 19th century, although genres of musical theatre with spoken dialogue have typically alternated verse in the musical numbers with spoken prose. Since the late 19th century some opera composers have written music to prose or free verse libretti.
For example, Berklee Music Theory - Book 2 recommends the following accompaniment for a given lead sheet, [2] while this progression does not occur in common practice theory since all the chords are seventh chords and unprepared dissonant. Accompaniment acceptable in the Berklee method [2] but not in common practice theory. Play ⓘ
The libretto is structured in three parts, the first dealing with the Creation of the universe and the plants, the second with the Creation of the animals, and of man and woman, and the third with Adam and Eve in Paradise, showing an idealized love in harmony with the "new world". [1] [2]
The Oxford Companion to Music describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (key signatures, time signatures, and rhythmic notation); the second is learning scholars' views on music from antiquity to the present; the third is a sub-topic of musicology ...
It is not uncommon for critics to describe the libretto of The Magic Flute as being of dreadful quality. Thus Bauman writes, "The libretto has been generally regarded, in Dent's words, as "one of the most absurd specimens of that form of literature [i.e. libretti] in which absurdity is regarded as matter of course."
Expand coverage of music theory topics in Wikipedia. Establish a basic set of guidelines for music theory articles. Recruit Wikipedians into the music theory project. Scope The scope of this WikiProject includes: The mechanics of music and how music works. Elements of music such as melody, harmony, rhythm, pitch, texture, etc.
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The Meyer was a popular choice among composers for themes of structural importance in a piece of music. The Meyer features four events presented in pairs of two. The melody features a first descent from scale degree 1 to scale degree 7 in the first pair of events, and then a second descent from scale degree 4 to scale degree 3 in the second pair.