Introduction to the art of singing
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Introduction to the art of singing
（Cambridge musical texts and monographs）
Cambridge University Press, 1995
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Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni
Anleitung zur Singkunst
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Translation of: Anleitung zur Singkunst / aus dem italiänischen des Herrn Peter Franz Tosi / mit Erläuterungen und Zusätzen von Johann Friedrich Agricola (Berlin : G.L. Winter, 1757)
Original Italian title of P. Tosi: Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-287) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Agricola published Introduction to the Art of Singing in Germany, in 1757, consisting of the 1723 treatise of the Italian singing teacher and castrato, Tosi, to which Agricola added his own running commentary. The Introduction was recognized as invaluable not only for teachers and their pupils but also for advanced singers and professionals. This present edition, translated with introduction and annotations by the celebrated singer Julianne Baird, makes Agricola's work available in English. Tosi's work was the first basic treatise on singing; Agricola, a pupil of J. S. Bach at the court of Frederick the Great, brought Tosi's work 'up to date'. His commentaries are so extensive that the Introduction stands on its own as an important document in the history of performance practice.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Agricola's treatise
- Introduction to the art of singing
- Translator's preface
- Foreword of the author
- Introduction of the author
- 1. Observations for the use of the singing teacher
- 2. Concerning appoggiaturas
- 3. Concerning trills
- 4. Concerning divisions
- 5. Concerning recitative
- 6. Remarks intended especially for the music student
- 7. Concerning arias
- 8. Concerning cadenzas
- 9. Remarks for the use of the professional singer
- 10. Concerning improvised variations of melodies
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
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