Non posso disperar
Music: Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747)
Words: Silvio Stampiglia (1664-1725)
Non posso disperar is from Bononcini’s opera entitled Eraclea (1692). This aria is sung by King Romulus of Rome. A legendary history of Rome speaks of how the Romans would sometimes kidnap women from neighboring tribes if there was a shortage of women to be had. Eraclea was of the Sabine tribe and the Roman King Romulus seeks her affections. He expresses his feelings with these words, “the mere hope of enjoying you is for me a sweet suffering, an adorable pain.”
Bononcini was born in Modena, Italy to a musical family. His father and one of his brothers were also musicians and composers. He, like other composers moved around during his career. He worked in Rome, Vienna, Berlin, and London. Bononcini is said to have been an innovator in harmony and the use of dissonance, to the point that some of his contemporaries were “horrified.”
Music: Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747)
Words: Silvio Stampiglia (1664-1725)
Non posso disperar is from Bononcini’s opera entitled Eraclea (1692). This aria is sung by King Romulus of Rome. A legendary history of Rome speaks of how the Romans would sometimes kidnap women from neighboring tribes if there was a shortage of women to be had. Eraclea was of the Sabine tribe and the Roman King Romulus seeks her affections. He expresses his feelings with these words, “the mere hope of enjoying you is for me a sweet suffering, an adorable pain.”
Bononcini was born in Modena, Italy to a musical family. His father and one of his brothers were also musicians and composers. He, like other composers moved around during his career. He worked in Rome, Vienna, Berlin, and London. Bononcini is said to have been an innovator in harmony and the use of dissonance, to the point that some of his contemporaries were “horrified.”
Key of D Minor
Range : Octave plus Major 3rd : C up to E
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Key of E Minor
Range : Octave plus Major 3rd : D up to F#
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Key of F Minor
Range : Octave plus Major 3rd : Eb up to G
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