Download or read book American and Italian Cantatrici Or A Year at the Singing Schools of Milan written by Lucius and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book American and Italian Cantatrici Or a Year at the Singing Schools of Milan Or a Year at the Singi written by Lucius and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-23 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book American and Italian Cantatrici written by Lucius Lucius and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American and Italian Cantatrici: Or a Year at the Singing Schools of Milan Among the defects of this work, the want of truthfulness is not one, for the characters exist, and the incidents are recorded exactly as they happened; the names and dates alone being changed, for obvious reasons. Th e American family are represented precisely as they are, but are only a type of an inferior class of that great nation of which the average society is charming. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Old Italian School of Singing written by Leo Kofler and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bel Canto written by Lucie Manén and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucie Manén, one of the most influential and admired vocal teachers of our time, presents the history of Bel Canto singing and details the physiological aspects of voice production, including posture, breathing, messa di voce, and coloratura. Illustrated with exercises from original Bel Canto manuals, this book is an invaluable guide for singers who wish to master this important style.

Download or read book Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists written by Anonymous and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... ITALY, THE HOME OF SONG Enrico Caruso Opera And The Public In Italy Anyone who has traveled in Italy must have noticed the interest that is manifested at the opening of the opera season. This does not apply only to the people with means and advanced culture but also to what might be called the general public. In addition to the upper classes, the same class of people in America who would show the wildest enthusiasm over your popular sport, base-ball, would be similarly eager to attend the leading operatic performances in Italy. The opening of the opera is accompanied by an indescribable fervor. It is "in the air." The whole community seems to breathe opera. The children know the leading melodies, and often discuss the features of the performances as they hear their parents tell about them, just as the American small boy retails his father's opinions upon the political struggles of the day or upon the last ball game. It should not be thought that this does not mean a sacrifice to the masses, for opera is, In a sense, more expensive in Italy than hi America; that is, it is more expensive by comparison in most parts of the country. It should be remembered that monetary values in Italy are entirely different from those in America. The average Italian of moderate means looks upon a lira as a coin far more valuable than its equivalent of twenty cents in United States currency. His income is likely to be limited, and he must spend it with care and wisdom. Again, in the great operatic centers, such as Milan, Naples or Rome, the prices are invariably adjusted to the importance of the production. In firstclass productions the prices are often very high from the Italian standpoint. For instance, at La Scala in Milan, when an exceptionally fine...

Download or read book Diction in Context written by Brenda Jo Smith and published by Plural Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Diction in Context is a unique and highly practical textbook for singers learning to sing in English, Italian, German, and French. Each chapter is designed for use in diction courses in academic music and voice programs, helping students learn through pronunciation, articulation, enunciation, punctuation, and cultural context in each language. Students and teachers of singing will benefit from the text's pertinent biographical, historical and literary sources along with diction rules and textual examples of English, Italian, German and French song. For each language, there is a section on sentence structure and syntax intended to assist readers with poetic analysis and word-by-word translations. Representative song texts are provided for the purpose of comparative listening and phonetic transcription. Comparative listening reveals subtle differences in expression and diction. In addition, the texts are presented in a workbook format, allowing space for IPA dictation practice"--