I'm a student of Early Childhood and this explanation of recitative helped greatly! (Currently looking at playing and creating with music and movement) 👍
Wagner took after Gluck's suggested operatic reforms, in which he suggested that the line between recitative, aria, declaratory passages, etc. should be blurred. So yes, many passages in Wagner are recitative-esque, but in a way that you couldn't point to them as rote, dry, and inelegant exposition in between two bigger musical moments.
@@peterwaksman9179 That section just talks about conventional musical approaches to recitative. The article itself starts out explaining recit in almost the same way that Bernstein does. So, I'm going to have to agree with Sarah's comment above... you MUST be joking, because LB doesn't miss the point at all. In fact, it's a brilliant way to explain the function of recit in the musical telling of a story, the relationship between the music and the vocals, and demonstration of different accompaniment styles. I only wish he had included a Baroque example! One liner nonsensical comments like this are almost always made from people who spend their time at the top of Mount Stupid, or just trolls...
@@ScottAllenFinanceTo me, recitative is about musical tropes, not the side effect of getting a lot of story covered in a short while. I don't listen to the words. Please read the Wikipedia section, if you think one-liners are inadequate. I am going to guess that you listen to the words, so they are what make recitative significant to you. Name calling? I am not going to bother.
Thank you very much for sharing Bernstein's incredible and instructive speeches!
Genius! I love Bernstein’s explainations on music
This video makes me so happy
What a man,explained so all can understand.
Absolutely genius. This is has helped me with my new musical. Thank you so much for posting this.
MAESTRO DELLE MAESTRI . Thanks for sharing
I'm a student of Early Childhood and this explanation of recitative helped greatly! (Currently looking at playing and creating with music and movement) 👍
When Bernstein starts singing on his educational shows, he's having fun and so are we. It's what's called in the trade "comic relief."
Love it!
Brilliant!!!!
This is hilarious. I love this!
2:05 NOBODY ELSE NOTICED THE TRISTAN CHORD? ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!
I did!
Beautifully done!
"il prezzo di pollo"
I came here for the music lesson, and stayed for the chicken.
Mr Dalliard Nicely put,very nicely put!.
Saw this entire program at the Museum of Broadcasting in NYC way back in the 80's. Why can't we see the whole thing here on RUclips?
Because medici's got it.
@@Twentythousandlps Do tell. Just who or what is "medici?"
Susanna... Gilda... I see what you did there! XDD
Well that escalated quickly
Does anyone know what year this video was recorded?
Broadcast Live on ABC Television Network, October 7, 1956.
@@LeonardBernsteinOfficial thanks
whole？
Except Wagner didn't use recitative.
#woke
If he had....that's what it might have sounded like!
"Many of Wagner's operas employ sections which are analogous to accompanied recitative." - Wikipedia from "Recitative".
Indeed! He rather used Sprechgesang.
Most of Rheingold is recitative :P
Wagner took after Gluck's suggested operatic reforms, in which he suggested that the line between recitative, aria, declaratory passages, etc. should be blurred. So yes, many passages in Wagner are recitative-esque, but in a way that you couldn't point to them as rote, dry, and inelegant exposition in between two bigger musical moments.
Pfft my nokia 3310 has better camera quality than this potato
The person commented got r/woosh
Idiot.
He misses the point entirely.
What do you mean?
Peter Waksman Yes What do you mean?are you joking?make a statement like that.. explain.
@@sarahjones5217 GO read the section on "Tropes of Recitative" in Wikipedia
@@peterwaksman9179 That section just talks about conventional musical approaches to recitative. The article itself starts out explaining recit in almost the same way that Bernstein does. So, I'm going to have to agree with Sarah's comment above... you MUST be joking, because LB doesn't miss the point at all. In fact, it's a brilliant way to explain the function of recit in the musical telling of a story, the relationship between the music and the vocals, and demonstration of different accompaniment styles. I only wish he had included a Baroque example!
One liner nonsensical comments like this are almost always made from people who spend their time at the top of Mount Stupid, or just trolls...
@@ScottAllenFinanceTo me, recitative is about musical tropes, not the side effect of getting a lot of story covered in a short while. I don't listen to the words. Please read the Wikipedia section, if you think one-liners are inadequate. I am going to guess that you listen to the words, so they are what make recitative significant to you. Name calling? I am not going to bother.