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Pierpaolo Polzonetti
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Sep 21, 2026
Pierpaolo Polzonetti
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22:57Pierpaolo PolzonettiGUEST
It's also about, yeah, we talk about, you know, pregnancy and the sacred, all these aspects that can breach physical and metaphysical.
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23:09Pierpaolo PolzonettiGUEST
Ultimately it's a human pure, I mean, it's a profoundly human experience you know that's the every time that there is the humanity of christ evoked there are these sublime moments and that's typical of the Catholic enlightenment of Haydn's masses are the same.
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23:35Pierpaolo PolzonettiGUEST
One thing that is obvious from the operatic repertory is that the breaking down of syllables that should be unbroken is is a device, it's a music dramatic device to show the emotional physicality.
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24:04Pierpaolo PolzonettiGUEST
So instead of having an abstract ancient style counterpoint like Palestrina would do, you have an emotional reaction that affects your breath, affects the way you pronounce things, and this comes from the tradition of comic opera.
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36:43Elliott SmithHOST
other commissions or obligations, or he couldn't afford to do something without some sort of monetary payment, because he did think enough of the music to bring it back for