Setting Gaspara Stampa to Music

  • Alessandra Gavagni
  • Giorgio Rimondi
Keywords: Gaspara Stampa, Thomas Oboe Lee, composition, unrequited love, words & music, interlude, classical music

Abstract

The text has three objectives: to introduce the figure and work of Thomas Oboe Lee, the composer who dedicated an opera to Gaspara Stampa in 2014; to analyze the work, seeking to account for compositional choices and offering readers a concise listening guide; to interview the author, asking him to explain the reasons for his choice and the criteria that guided it.

Published
2023-12-31
Section
Focus: «Queste rive ch'amai sì caldamente». Venice for Gaspara Stampa