Compare the musical style of Verdi and Wagner. Cite and define terms that describe their general style of operatic writing, and describe the use of melody as well as the relationship between the voice and orchestra

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: bel canto vs. Gesamtkunstwerk, soaring melodic lines vs. the use of leitmotif, accompaniment as a "big guitar"
vs. orchestra providing the real drama through the development of leitmotifs

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Shiva. Vishnu. Brahma. Krishna.

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