»Comme une mouche à miel«

Abstract

»Comme une mouche à miel«: Aspects of Magical Beauty in Orlando di Lasso‘s Chanson »Le nuict froide et sombre« – This analytical sketch on La nuict froide et sombre combines a discussion of contemporary theoretical sources with an interpretation of »implicit theory« and insights reached through creative »impulsive« decisions. It is shown that the beauty of the chanson rests as much on di Lasso‘s highly sophisticated art of differentiation and refinement as on the creation of distinctive motifs and a wealth of contentual relationships. Here it transpires that various elements of inversion are fundamental to an understanding of the chanson.