Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Where did you find these raps?


First off, where did you find this? Truthfully, I'm actually a big fan of Eminem's music, any other rap is kind of give or take. I guess that you were feeling violent after Monday's class, so you are externalizing it with this particular genre. 

FIRSTLY-- Vicenzo da Via Anfossi,
The song in general is pretty straightforward as far as the repetitive beat in the back, but he manages to make it interesting (of course) with the language. I can totally hear the doubled t's and l's as well as the z's. Besides his beard being really killer, the vowels that he produces are quite understandable, the song is simple enough that I can even understand a lot of the words even with my limited understanding of Italian.

SECOND ONE--
Well spoken Italian is anything but boring, it is very clear when he emphasizes the words the in the phrases, then where the rhymes coordinate in various phrases. He runs through some of the words and then, almost like a wave, stops and accents with the various doubles and stressed syllables. Another clear aspect of his speaking is the long vowels, words like "faccia". 

Thanks for sharing.

Monday, November 5, 2012

rasatura


Leo Nucci--
He is the easiest to love, not only does he seem the most natural, but he is also the most entertaining to watch. His notes come out in a very consistent tone throughout the high's and low's of his melodic interpretations.

Tito Gobbi--
The first thing I notice is the weirdness with his 'la's'. In addition to the [a] vowels throughout the piece being wholly inconsistent.  Also, it's easy to notice that a lot of the understandably more open o's become much more closed off. Some of the phrases aren't even sung.

Mario del Monaco--
One can't help but be amused by this singer and his unique style. His [a] vowels were really inconsistent during the la's. Overall, he tends to bark out a lot of the notes. I really would love to meet with the person who taught him his hand gestures and movements... but movements like that... may simple be impossible to teach.