Agricola published Introduction to the Art of Singing in Germany in 1757, consisting of the 1723 treatise of the Italian singing teacher and castrato, Tosi, to which Agricola added his own running commentary. The Introduction was recognized as invaluable not only for teachers and their pupils but also for advanced singers and professionals. This present edition, translated with introduction and annotations by the celebrated singer Julianne Baird, makes Agricola's work available for the first time in English. Tosi's work was the first basic treatise on singing; Agricola, a pupil of J.S. Bach...

Facsimile reprint of the 1743 English translation. Printed with two pages of original per page of this facsimile. Original facsimile text - i.e. no editorial changes.

"Anleitung zur Singkunst. Aus dem Italianischen des Herrn Peter Franz Tosi, Mitglieds der philarmonischen Akademie mit Erlauterungen und Zusatzen von Johann Friedrich Agricola, Konigl Preuss. Hofcomponisten." Faksimile 1757. Translation into German of the Art of Singing "Opinioni de' Cantori Antichi, e Moderni" of Pier Francesco Tosi]."