Bel canto : a performer's guide / Robert Toft.

Author
Toft, Robert [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Description
viii, 263 p. : ill., music ; 26 cm.

Availability

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
ReCAP - Remote StorageML1460 .T64 2013 Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Summary note
    This book provides singers with the tools they need not only to complete the creative process the composer began but also to bring scores to life in an historically-informed manner.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-258) and index.
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • Part one: the principles of Bel canto
    • Introduction
    • Phrasing
    • Altering rhythm and tempo
    • Tonal contrast, register, and vibrato
    • Ornamentation
    • Dramatic action
    • Part two: Bel canto in practice
    • Handel, "Armida dispietata/Lascia ch'io pianga" (Rinaldo, 1711/1731)
    • Handel, "O worse than death indeed/angels ever bright and fair" (Theodora, 1750)
    • Gluck, " Sposa Euridice/che faro senza Euridice" (Orfeo ed Euridice, 1762)
    • Sarti, "Lungi dal caro bene" (Giulio Sabino, 1781)
    • Mozart, "Voi che sapete" (le nozze di Figaro, 1786)
    • Mozart (arr. Bishop), " Love! Ever leave me" (the marriage of Figaro, 1819).
    ISBN
    • 9780199832316 (hardcover : alk. paper)
    • 0199832315 (hardcover : alk. paper)
    • 9780199832323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • 0199832323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    ^^2011053392
    OCLC
    769871259
    RCP
    H - S
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...

    Supplementary Information