The Aesthetic Characteristics Of Recitative In Mozart’s Operas

This paper concentrates on recitative,taking the aesthetic characteristic of recitative in Mozart’s opera works as the research subject and analyzing it from the musical and dramatic perspectives.The author also chooses the countess’s recitative piece E Susanna non Vien from Mozart’s opera Marriage of Figaro as the specific research object,studies the piece by the methods of literature research,musical analysis,comparative analysis,practical experience summary,in order to dig the aesthetic characteristics of Mozart’s opera,and discuss the importance of recitative in vocal music teaching and learning.This paper is divided into three parts,the first part is the introduction and the first chapter:the introduction mainly includes the background and the value of the research,relevant research review and the innovation of this paper;In the first chapter,the author introduces the aesthetic characteristics of Mozart’s opera and its embodiment in recitations.The second part is chapter two and chapter three.In these two chapters,the countess’s recitative E Susanna non Vien from Mozart’s opera Marriage of Figaro is selected as an example,in order to carefully analyze the musical and dramatic features of recitative.The musical part first emphasizes the important role of language in recitative,discusses the close relationship between language,rhythm and melody,and the interaction between singing and accompaniment.In this part,the author also summarizes some learning experience of her own long-term practice on how to interpret the beauty of recitative in Mozart’s opera.The third part is the fourth chapter and the conclusion.The author describes the phenomenon that recitative did not receive the attention it deserves,analyzing the reasons and possible results.Finally,the author explores the importance of recitative in vocal music teaching and learning.