From: Fiona Chow
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Subject: Re: Art Song Question
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>If the Handel aria (Va Godendo) would be consider "art song" - could
>Vivaldi's "Sposa son disprezzata" be considered an art song?
>

Jennifer Bischak:

I would not consider either "Sposa son disprezzata" nor "Va Godendo" art
songs. They are arias, from operas that are seldom performed

Baroque art songs are plentiful in Purcell, Boyce, Locke and I believe
even Scarlatti wrote a set of them.

Fiona