Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Translator's introduction and commentary
- Note on the text and musical examples
- TREATISE ON VOCAL PERFORMANCE AND ORNAMENTATION
- Preface
- Dedication
- 1 On the qualities of the human voice and its improvement
- 2 On good performance and how to use the voice
- 3 On good performance, with regard to text and music
- 4 On good performance, with regard to ornaments
- 5 On good performance, with regard to passaggi
- 6 On good performance, with regard to the various genres of vocal forms and in consideration of performing in various places
- 7 On cadenzas
- 8 On arbitrary variation of the aria
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Dedication
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Translator's introduction and commentary
- Note on the text and musical examples
- TREATISE ON VOCAL PERFORMANCE AND ORNAMENTATION
- Preface
- Dedication
- 1 On the qualities of the human voice and its improvement
- 2 On good performance and how to use the voice
- 3 On good performance, with regard to text and music
- 4 On good performance, with regard to ornaments
- 5 On good performance, with regard to passaggi
- 6 On good performance, with regard to the various genres of vocal forms and in consideration of performing in various places
- 7 On cadenzas
- 8 On arbitrary variation of the aria
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001