Singing
Subtitle: the first art
By: Dan H. Marek
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780810857117
Subjects: Instruction and study; Singing; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The historical background of the art of singing. The art of singing in the ancient world ; The age of bel canto ; The age of grand opera ; Wagner, Verdi, virgins, and verismo ; Modern times ; The age of the machine; title: Vocal Technique. Appoggio : the historical bel canto method of breathing ; The primary vibration ; The mechanical registers ; The acoustical registers ; Applications.