Bel Canto: A Performer's Guide
Author:   Robert Toft (Professor, Professor, University of Western Ontario)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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Pages:   288
Publication Date:   31 January 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert Toft (Professor, Professor, University of Western Ontario)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 25.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.471kg
ISBN:  

9780199832323


ISBN 10:   0199832323
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   31 January 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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"Contents Abbreviations Part 1 The Principles of Bel canto 1. Introduction 2. Phrasing 3. Altering Rhythm and Tempo 4. Tonal Contrast, Register, Vibrato 5. Ornamentation 6. Dramatic Action Part 2 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 farò 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"" Bibliography"

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This is a treasure of a book: Robert Toft, drawing on sixty years of sources, has captured vital elements of a Golden Age of song, between Handel and Rossini: the passionate declamation of texts, a wealth of ornamentation, four types of vibrato. Singers, it could change your life! --Emma Kirkby, Soprano Robert Toft reveals early music's best kept secret: actual history is more about dynamic performance than dusty manuscripts. This is the book on bel canto for 21st century performers. --John Potter, Reader Emeritus, York University


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<br> This is a treasure of a book: Robert Toft, drawing on sixty years of sources, has captured vital elements of a Golden Age of song, between Handel and Rossini: the passionate declamation of texts, a wealth of ornamentation, four types of vibrato. Singers, it could change your life! --Emma Kirkby, Soprano<p><br> Robert Toft reveals early music's best kept secret: actual history is more about dynamic performance than dusty manuscripts. This is the book on bel canto for 21st century performers. --John Potter, Reader Emeritus, York University<p><br>


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Robert Toft has pursued a career as a vocal coach, performer, and researcher. He has published four books on the performance practices of singing between the 16th and 19th centuries and has given master classes, workshops, and lectures on historically-informed performance in Australia, Britain, Canada, Ireland, Switzerland, and USA. He is Professor of Music at Western University in London, Canada.

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