Larmoyance

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Larmoyanz (from French poor 'tear') is an educational and (today) disparaging loan word for sentimentality and sentimental hypersensitivity to self- pity, tearfulness and pronounced self-pity . Adjective: larmoyant (maudlin, sentimental, tearful).

Music, theater

In stage life, the label "Larmoyance" concentrated on its sentimental component.

A similar vocal style has long been in the opera , especially in the Italian operas of the verismo (z. B. by Puccini , Mascagni and Cilea ), common. A typical example of this are the recordings made after 1930 by the world-famous tenor Beniamino Gigli . An example of this is his version of the aria Vesti la giubba (Cover your face) , the Lamento des Bajazzo from Leoncavallo 's opera of the same name, which is still often enriched by tenors with seemingly effective sobs. According to the composer's will, the tragedy of the betrayed husband should rather be expressed through purely vocal means (e.g. by darkening the voice).

In French, the term gives its name to literary categories such as Comédie larmoyante (touching comedy) and Genre larmoyant (melodrama).

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