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Singing in Style: A Guide to Vocal Performance Practices
Martha Elliott
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Description for Singing in Style: A Guide to Vocal Performance Practices
Paperback. Presenting a historical overview of vocal performance practice and style, this title provides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, 84 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVG; AVS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
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The first historical overview of vocal performance practice and style ever published, Singing In Style provides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Each chapter presents a historical period and gives background information on the singers and composers, the...
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300136326
SKU
V9780300136326
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99-50
About Martha Elliott
Martha Elliott has established a reputation as a dynamic singer with a diverse repertoire. She has performed throughout the world and is on the performance faculty at Princeton University.
Reviews for Singing in Style: A Guide to Vocal Performance Practices
Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2006 by Choice Magazine "This is just the kind of book I wish I'd had access to when I was a student, but I am still ever so grateful to benefit from it now. It is thorough, thoughtful, inclusive, and a real joy to read. I know I'll be referring to Singing In...
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