Title Introduction to the art of singing / by Johann Friedrich Agricola ; translated and edited by Julianne C. Baird

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 298 pages) : illustrations Series Cambridge musical texts and monographs Cambridge musical texts and monographs. Contents Introduction : Agricola's treatise -- Introduction to the art of singing -- Introduction of the author -- Observations for the use of the singing teacher -- Concerning appoggiaturas -- Concerning trills -- Concerning divisions -- Concerning recitative -- Remarks intended especially for the music student -- Concerning arias -- Concerning cadenzas -- Remarks for the use of the professional singer -- Concerning improvised variations of melodies Summary 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 in English. Tosi's work was the first basic treatise on singing; Agricola, a pupil of J.S. Bach at the court of Frederick the Great, brought Tosi's work 'up to date'. His commentaries are so extensive that the Introduction stands on its own as an important document in the history of performance practice Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-287) and index Notes 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) Print version record Subject Singing. Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 17th century. Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 18th century. chants. Performance practice (Music) Singing Gesang Musikalische Aufführungspraxis Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Baird, Julianne. Agricola, Johann Friedrich, 1720-1774. Anleitung zur Singkunst ISBN 9780511518300 0511518307

Other Titles Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni. English

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