The Strambotto has three primary versions:
All are presented here.
The
Siciliano, rhymed abababab
The Tuscano, rhymed ababccdd (preferred),
abababcc, aabbccdd
and
the Romagnuolo, rhymed ababccdd
It is:
Lyrical - Written as one octave, or with the Tuscano,
possibly one sestet. It you wish to
write several stanza it becomes an Ottava Rima.
Rhymed - Each with its specific pattern(s).
Isosyllabic - Each line has precisely eleven syllables.
Below are additional resources with history and added
information. At the end you will find my
Visual Templates.
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Strambotto
This was an early form of Italian poetry that was set
to music by composers of the frottola and madrigals of the 16th century. The
poetry is set into very strict stanzas of eight lines of eleven syllables. This
type of stanza is known as rispetto or ottava rima. The musical rispetto was
usualy dedicated to a lady love, Aside from the fact the ottava rima had no set
form length and later became Iambic it also came from literature and generally
had multiple stanzas, but musical version, the strambotto was typically created
with a single stanza.
There are three basic types of strambotto and they are
identified by their rhyme scheme.
1. Strambotto Siciliano
It will be noted that this is
similar to the Sicilian Octave, but follows the Strombotto rules and consists
of eight strict hendecasyllable lines (11 syllables), and similarly for multi
stanzas.
a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b.
2. Strambotto Toscano
This form is most used for
stand alone poetry, but can be used for multiple stanzas. When writing muliple
stanzas (as in a song), it is usual to link each stanza by either a refrain or
using the whole or part of the last line of the previous stanza as the first
line of the next stanza:
a. b. a. b. a. b. c. c.
3. Strambotto Romagnuolo
This form has the octave
constructed from a Sicilian quatrain and a quatrain of two couplets. The same
rules apply about stand alone poems, and multiple stanzas.
a. b. a. b. c. c. d. d
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The Strambotto is thought to have influenced the development of
the Sicilian Octave and the birth of the sonnet.
The Strambotto is one of the earliest Italian verse forms and can be found in
works from the 12th through the 19th centuries usually set to music. The name
comes from the Occitan,estrabot which refers to sentimental and or amorous rhymes. Sources
suggest the early Strambotto varied between 6 or 8 lines long however it was
eventually recognized as an 8 line form holding fast to a strict 11 syllable
line. Rhyme seems to be delineated by territory, Tuscan, Sicilian and Romano.
The frame appears to be the same as the Ottavo Rima
Stanza. However,
the forms are quite different in that the Strombotto is limited to a single
lyrical, octave while the Ottavo Rima is a narrative, stanzaic verse written
with any number of octaves.
IN ADDITION THE OTTAVO RIMA may be
decasyllabic LARRY
The Strambotto is:
- lyrical.
- an octastich, a poem in 8 lines. (When written in narrative stanzas it is better known as Ottava Rima)
- syllabic, strict hendecasyllabic lines. In English it has been found in iambic pentameter.
- rhymed, most often follows the Tuscan patterns of abababcc and occasionally aabbccdd and is sometimes called Strambotto Tuscano. TheSicilian Strambottos followed the rhyme pattern of abababab and the Strambotto Romagnuolo carries a rhyme scheme of ababccdd.
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Strambotto (Sicilian)
Type:
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Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme
Requirement, Other Requirement, Stanzaic
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Description:
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Hendecasyllabic lines rhymed abababab. Usually is
lyrical and sentimental or amorous.
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Origin:
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Sicily
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Schematic:
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Rhyme: abababab
Meter: xxxxxxxxxxx |
Rhythm/Stanza Length:
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8
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See Also:
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Status:
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Incomplete
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Strambotto (Tuscan)
Type:
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Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme
Requirement, Other Requirement, Stanzaic
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Description:
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Stanzas of 6 or 8 hendecasyllabic lines rhymed
ababccdd (preferred), abababcc, aabbccdd, ababcc, ababab, or aabbcc. Usually
is lyrical and sentimental or amorous.
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Origin:
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Italian
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Schematic:
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Rhyme:
ababccdd (preferred), abababcc, aabbccdd, ababcc, ababab, or aabbcc
Meter: xxxxxxxxxxx
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See Also:
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VISUAL TEMPLATES.
These show the rhyme patterns and syllable count.
No
specfic meter is mandated, I have shown both
iambic
and trochaic possibilities.
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