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Author:   Robert Toft (Professor, Professor, Western University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.599kg
ISBN:  

9780199382033

ISBN 10:   0199382034
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   29 January 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction An Age of Rhetorical Persuasion Part 1 Preparing the Text Words Appropriately Fitted to the Notes Part 2 Elocutio : Fine Words and Music Every Trope, Every Figure Part 3 Pronunciatio: Singing Eloquently and Acting Aptly 1. The Art of Vocal Delivery All the Senses Satisfied Accent and Emphasis Pronouncing Distinctly Figures and Passionate Ornaments Made Manifest 2. A Garden of Embellishment Divisions Graces Part Songs 3. Action Part 4 Passionate Ayres Pronounced 1. The Prosopopoeia in England John Dowland, ""Sorrow stay"" John Dowland, ""In darknesse let mee dwell"" 2. Affetto cantando and Consort Singing in Italy Giulio Caccini, ""Deh dove son fuggiti"" Claudio Monteverdi, ""Baci soavi e cari"" Appendix Understanding Learned Compositions The Addition of Sharps and Flats Glossary References Index"

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Although I studied this period whilst reading music at Oxford, it then seemed very dry and not at all passionate ... I am sure that my reaction to the academic study of this music would have been very different if this book had been on the shelves all those years ago! s

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Robert Toft has pursued a career as a vocal coach, accompanist, and researcher. He has published five 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 the USA. He is Professor of Music at Western University in London, Canada.

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