Tenor History of a Voice

Name: Tenor History of a Voice
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ISBN: 9780300118735

ISBN-10: 0300118732

ISBN-13: 9780300118735

Edition: 2009

Authors: John Potter

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From its emergence in the sixteenth century to the phenomenon of the "Three Tenors" and beyond, the tenor voice has grown in popularity and esteem. This engaging and authoritative bookthe first comprehensive history of tenor singingpresents fascinating details about the world's great performers, styles of singing in different countries, teachers and music schools, the variety of compositions for the tenor voice, and much more. John Potter begins by surveying the prehistory of the tenor in the medieval period, when Gregorian chant and early polyphony had implications for a voice-type, and proceeds to the sixteenth century, when singers were first identified as tenors. He focuses on many of…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 5/26/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 306
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.474



List of Illustrations


Preface



The Prehistory of the Voice



Handel, Mozart and the Tenor-Castrato Connection



Nourrit, Duprez and the Tenorino d'hier



The Tenor as Artist



Caruso and the Italian Succession



The Romantic Tenor Hero



Splendid Isolationists? The British Isles in the Twentieth Century



France and the Decline of Linguistic Lyricism



Russia and the Preservation of Lost Traditions



The Twentieth-century Heldentenor



Post-war Losses and Gains


Notes


Biographical List of Tenors


Audio, Video and Website Sources


Bibliography and Further Reading


Index