Aida, SF Opera Production 2010
Please listen to, at least, the first minute and the last minute of the Tomb Scene, and respond to this question:
How do the MUSIC elements* create this scene's mood?
(*MUSIC elements: instruments, dynamics (loud/f to soft/p), or the tempo (speed) No right or wrong answers.....
When the band used andante and made made the sound level mp, it made a sad background. Also in the scene, as it was andante and mp, they only used instruments that were on the soft side, like the flutes and the violins. it made a beautiful background... that's MY opinion
ReplyDeleteAt first it was very grave, andante, and pianissimo, with occasional forte blasts from the orchestra. Near the end of the scene, it wasn't quite as solemn and sad.
ReplyDeleteThe music started at a fair Andante, at the end it was sad with a major rallentando.
ReplyDeleteThe music dynamics were amazing. When the actors were trying to be really loud, the music rised to put enphasis on their words. But when they were really quiet and sad, the music played softly and slowly. The rise and drop of the dynamics created a dreadfully sad scene. I believe there were violins in this scene, which are associated with sadness. That is how the tempo, dynamics, and instruments create the scene's mood.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to put this. Loud= forte. Softly=pianissimo. That is what I mean when I say loud/softly
ReplyDeleteI loved this scene especially because of the music. Radames would sing pianissimo while the orchestra played quietly behind him with a few crescendos. Especially when Aida came there was a REALLY BIG crescendo because Radames was so sad that she would die. The compliments the mood of the person singing. The end was very sad...while the music was soft and slow...especially when you Radames and Aida knew they were going to die. BUt the music stayed very soft when you could see Amneris pray.
ReplyDeleteAt first it was mainly pianissimo, with andante, but near the end the music became a little lower, and became more "fluid," for lack of a better word. I remember Aida saying something about heaven opening up, I can just imagine them slipping away from existence, thanks to the music.
ReplyDeleteWhen the scene began It was mostly slow, quiet, and sad. But as it kept going on it got louder and faster, but a little more sad. I really like how when Aida or Radames were singing softly, the band would play softly and when they sang louder, the band would play louder. It would sure take a lot of practice to be in any part of an opera.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning it was very soft and slow, but as Aida appeared it began to grwo slightly louder. At the end when Amneris was singing, it slowly became softer until it ended.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a musicain, so here it goes: At the beganning it was quiet with a quiet background. But when he sees Aida it starts to get louder and in the end it gets really loud. Then at the finish it just stops.
ReplyDeleteNot A muscian: at the beginning, the music is extremely soft, emphasising Radames shouts. In between are blasts of noise, emphsising the silence. When( I guess) he heres Aida, the music speeds up, probaly because of his shock. Towardsthe end, the music gets to where it sounds hevenly, meaning that they had passed on to the afterlife.
ReplyDeleteAt the beggining it was piano and largo, but then it slowly crescendoed to mezzo forte and grew nearly to allegro but then diminuendoed to mezzo piano and went to largo and stopped.
ReplyDeleteWhen it starts off, the music is slow and soft. After about 20 or so seconds, Radames sees Aida and there is a quick burst of presto and forte. Towards the end, the music begins to decrescendo. At the very end, when Radames and Aida die, the music comes to what could be called "pianissimoissimo."
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it the beginning was pianissimo and then when they see each other and Radames realizes that Aida is going to die the music and the singing is forte.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning, Radames sings very softly (probably thinking about Aida) and when he finds Aida, the music gets louder. The tempo is very slow and at the end when they apparently die, their singing gets very quiet.
ReplyDeleteFor most of the scene the tempo is andante and the volume is about mezzo piano and mezzo forte.When Radames found Aida in the tomb the music cresendos and accelerandos and the violins played. For the rest of the scene the cellos played and a little bit of flutes.I really enjoyed how the orchestra made they opera even more dramitic and exciting.
ReplyDeleteThe basic structure and and dynamics of the music are incredible! The music uses what seems to be very few instrument types and at a low piano is able to build at maybe the speed of andante and give a dramatic but calming ending as Aida and Radamese slowly die in each other's arms.
ReplyDeletethe muisic is great! they most have been doing that for years and years.
ReplyDeleteI absolutley love the last part of the piece it sound so peaceful, mesto, and welcoming. It seems that it is like one extremely huge wave. Piano and Adagio at the beggining of the wave, then it crecendos into a dolce maestoso feeling. Finally, morendo at the end into a state of complete happines and peacefulness. It also had a few scattered ritardandos and a tempos. The wave was stressed to last 10 minutes. The orchestra just makes it sound sooooooo wonderful and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe music is like pianisimmo and it make you feel peaceful and tired almost. Then a big crecendo comes and makes me feel almost overwhelmed after the quietness. at the end it fit pefectly with the scene because it was decrecendoing and had a ritardando I'm sure as if it were dying.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning the music was adagio and I would say metzo piano, but I also think that the way Radames was singing set the mood for the scene. He is singing larghetto, holding his low notes, mourning how he will never see Aida again and will die without her.The way he was singing almost made me sad and tired. In the end, I would say the music got just a tiny bit faster to adante (or i may be wrong) but at the same time got slower. It is kind of hard to explain. There was also a decresendo and a ritardando at the very end, to set the mood and let people know "this is the end, and these two are dying in each other's arms." This ending music is so peaceful and happy, with the orchestra holding their notes and playing higher notes, so that even though Radames and Aida are dying it deosn't necessarily make a person sad.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lisened to the begining of it, it sounded soft and it was very depresing. When I listened yo the ending it was almost happy but not quiet, it was still depresing and sad,it also was a little louder.
ReplyDeleteI thought it really fit the scene, how parts were soft and parts were fast.
ReplyDeleteWhen I listened to this, though I couldn't understand exactly what they were saying, it sounded very solemn. When it was MP and really fast, it fit the scene- happy, but sad at the same time. Then, it slows down and uses fewer instruments, and it is very sad as Aida and Radames slowly die in each others arms.
ReplyDeleteThe tempo that change according to the scene was really well thought out! I really like how they put itgether
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