Author: James Stark
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690925
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In this well documented and highly readable book, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to the present. Using a nineteenth-century treatise by Manuel Garcia as his point of reference, Stark analyses the many sources that discuss singing techniques and selects a number of primary vocal 'problems' for detailed investigation. He also presents data from a series of laboratory experiments carried out to demonstrate the techniques of bel canto. The discussion deals extensively with such topics as the emergence of virtuoso singing, the castrato phenomenon, national differences in singing styles, controversies regarding the perennial decline in the art of singing, and the so-called secrets of bel canto. Stark offers a new definition of bel canto which reconciles historical and scientific descriptions of good singing. His is a refreshing and profound discussion of issues important to all singers and voice teachers.
Bel Canto
Author: James Stark
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690925
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In this well documented and highly readable book, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to the present. Using a nineteenth-century treatise by Manuel Garcia as his point of reference, Stark analyses the many sources that discuss singing techniques and selects a number of primary vocal 'problems' for detailed investigation. He also presents data from a series of laboratory experiments carried out to demonstrate the techniques of bel canto. The discussion deals extensively with such topics as the emergence of virtuoso singing, the castrato phenomenon, national differences in singing styles, controversies regarding the perennial decline in the art of singing, and the so-called secrets of bel canto. Stark offers a new definition of bel canto which reconciles historical and scientific descriptions of good singing. His is a refreshing and profound discussion of issues important to all singers and voice teachers.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690925
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In this well documented and highly readable book, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to the present. Using a nineteenth-century treatise by Manuel Garcia as his point of reference, Stark analyses the many sources that discuss singing techniques and selects a number of primary vocal 'problems' for detailed investigation. He also presents data from a series of laboratory experiments carried out to demonstrate the techniques of bel canto. The discussion deals extensively with such topics as the emergence of virtuoso singing, the castrato phenomenon, national differences in singing styles, controversies regarding the perennial decline in the art of singing, and the so-called secrets of bel canto. Stark offers a new definition of bel canto which reconciles historical and scientific descriptions of good singing. His is a refreshing and profound discussion of issues important to all singers and voice teachers.
The Tone Placed and Developed
Author: Carl Preetorius
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chants
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chants
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Jon Vickers
Author: Jeannie Williams
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555536749
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The first biography of a legendary tenor.
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555536749
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The first biography of a legendary tenor.
The Musician
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Caruso's Method of Voice Production
Author: Pasqual Mario Marafioti
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singing
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singing
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A Practical Guide for Performing, Teaching, and Singing the Brahms "Requiem"
Author: Leonard Van Camp
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457489198
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This book is intended to help those who are contemplating performing or studying the Brahms Requiem. It provides historical information, performance considerations, musical analysis, and resource material for all who enjoy the musicology behind this magnificent work. It is especially directed toward conductors, but it is also useful for choristers and soloists as well. A wonderful instructional tool!
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457489198
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This book is intended to help those who are contemplating performing or studying the Brahms Requiem. It provides historical information, performance considerations, musical analysis, and resource material for all who enjoy the musicology behind this magnificent work. It is especially directed toward conductors, but it is also useful for choristers and soloists as well. A wonderful instructional tool!
Text Book on the Natural Use of the Voice
Author: George E. Thorp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singing
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singing
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Baritone Voice
Author: Anthony Frisell
Publisher: Branden Books
ISBN: 0828321817
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
This is a manual for the serious baritone voice student specializing for operatic soprano roles.
Publisher: Branden Books
ISBN: 0828321817
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
This is a manual for the serious baritone voice student specializing for operatic soprano roles.
Your Voice
Author: Douglas Stanley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singing
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singing
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Piano Sonatas, Volume 4 (Nos. 25-32)
Author: Ludwig van Beethoven
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1457433346
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. The final installment, Volume 4, edited by Stewart Gordon, contains Sonatas 25-32, written between 1809 and 1822 and published shortly thereafter. Of the eight sonatas in this volume, autographs exist in whole or in part for all but Op. 106, missing since World War II. This edition is based on the existing autographs and the first editions. Dr. Gordon discusses a variety of topics including Beethoven's life; the pianos of his time and their limitations; Beethoven's use of articulation, ornamentation, tempi; and the age-old challenge of attempting to determine the definitive interpretation of Beethoven's music. Valuable performance recommendations, helpful fingering suggestions and ornament realizations are offered in this comprehensive critical body of Beethoven's sonatas. Where performance options are open to interpretation, other editors' conclusions are noted, enabling students and teachers to make informed performance decisions. Titles: * Op. 79 ("Sonatine") * Op. 81a * Op. 90 * Op. 101 * Op. 106 ("Hammer-Klavier") * Op. 109 * Op. 110 * Op. 111
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1457433346
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. The final installment, Volume 4, edited by Stewart Gordon, contains Sonatas 25-32, written between 1809 and 1822 and published shortly thereafter. Of the eight sonatas in this volume, autographs exist in whole or in part for all but Op. 106, missing since World War II. This edition is based on the existing autographs and the first editions. Dr. Gordon discusses a variety of topics including Beethoven's life; the pianos of his time and their limitations; Beethoven's use of articulation, ornamentation, tempi; and the age-old challenge of attempting to determine the definitive interpretation of Beethoven's music. Valuable performance recommendations, helpful fingering suggestions and ornament realizations are offered in this comprehensive critical body of Beethoven's sonatas. Where performance options are open to interpretation, other editors' conclusions are noted, enabling students and teachers to make informed performance decisions. Titles: * Op. 79 ("Sonatine") * Op. 81a * Op. 90 * Op. 101 * Op. 106 ("Hammer-Klavier") * Op. 109 * Op. 110 * Op. 111