Heart to Heart: Expressive Singing in England 1780-1830

ISBN-13: 9780198166627 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 216 str.

Robert Toft

Opis

This book establishes the principles of interpretation that singers active in England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries - both foreign and English - applied to recitatives, arias, and songs. It is the first single guide to historical performance of one of today's most popular repertoires.

Recenzje

"[an] informative and fascinating look at vocal practice... [which makes] a valuable contribution to the field of performance practice... All should read this book to dispel modern myths about bel canto."

O autorze

Robert Toft is Professor and Chair in the Department of Music History at The University of Western Ontario