Deh, vieni alla finestra, Testo (Aria)
from Don Giovanni, by Mozart
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Thomas Quasthoff
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Composition: Deh, vieni alla finestra, Testo (Aria) from Don Giovanni, in Italian
Date: 1787, First performed October 29, 1787
Genre: Aria for baritone voice
Form: binary
Nature of Text: Originally in Italian (View English Translation)
Performing Forces: Baritone and Classical Orchestra
What we want you to remember about this composition:
- This is a really a beautiful love-song where the womanizer Don Giovanni tries to woo Elvira's maid. The piece in D major begins in a meter. The musical scoring includes a mandolin in the orchestra with light plucked accompaniments from the violins which supplement the feel of the mandolin. The atmo-sphere created by the aria tends to convince the audience of a heartfelt personal love and attraction The piece is written in a way to present a very light secular style canzonetta in binary form, which tends to help capture the playfulness of the Don Giovanni character.
Other things to listen for:
- This piece could very easily be used in a contemporary opera or musical.
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