Barbara Touburg wrote:
Wouldn't many Baroque bass arias more or less be in unison or octaves
with the b.c.?
...
Hmm, not really my area of expertise - and I didn't bring this one up (I
was adding the correct title and what I know about it), but:
I don't recall hearing any others as sparse as this one - I would
imagine most have some other texture going on, even if the voice is
doubling the bass.
Just my 1 cent worth.
RBH
Raymond Horton wrote:
The Aria is "The People the Walked in Darkness," in part one of
_Messiah_. It is mostly octaves, with harmony at the cadences and
some contrasting phrases. Much use of only octaves, which is quite
unusual and effective for the text.
(I confess to having sung this at solo contest in high school. It's
much less effective with only piano).
Raymond Horton
Bass Trombonist
Louisville Orchestra
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