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Introduction to the art of singing

Title: Introduction to the art of singing / by Johann Friedrich Agricola ; translated and edited by Julianne C. Baird.
Author: Tosi, Pier Francesco, approximately 1653-1732.
Publication: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

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ix, 298 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Cambridge musical texts and monographs

Uniform Title

Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni. English
Cambridge musical texts and monographs.

Alternative Title

Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni.
Anleitung zur Singkunst

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Translation of: Anleitung zur Singkunst : aus dem italiänischen des Herrn Peter Franz Tosi / mit Erläuterungen und Zusätzen von Johann Friedrich Agricola (Berlin : G.L. Winter, 1757).

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-287) and index.

Contents

Introduction: Agricola's treatise -- Introduction to the Art of Singing. 1. Observations for the use of the singing teacher. 2. Concerning appoggiaturas. 3. Concerning trills. 4. Concerning divisions. 5. Concerning recitative. 6. Remarks intended especially for the music student. 7. Concerning arias. 8. Concerning cadenzas. 9. Remarks for the use of the professional singer. 10. Concerning improvised variations of melodies.

ISBN

052145428X

LCCN

94011416

OCLC

30353821
ocm30353821

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Columbia University Libraries