Singing in Style A Guide to Vocal Performance Practices

Name: Singing in Style A Guide to Vocal Performance Practices
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ISBN: 9780300136326

ISBN-10: 0300136323

ISBN-13: 9780300136326

Edition: 2008

Authors: Martha Elliott

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The first historical overview of vocal performance practice and style ever published,Singing In Styleprovides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Each chapter presents a historical period and gives background information on the singers and composers, the vocal repertoire, and the stylistic conventions of that time. Specific repertoire examples are discussed as well, to show how to use the music itself as a context for making stylistic choices. Each chapter also has an extensive reference list arranged by topic, so the…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 7/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English