The Solfeggio Tradition: A Forgotten Art of Melody in the Long Eighteenth Century
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197514085ISBN-10:197514081UPC:9780197514085Book Category:MusicBook Subcategory:Instruction & Study, History & CriticismBook Topic:Composition, TheorySize:9.80 x 7.30 x 1.90 inchesWeight:2.2531Product ID:SCZ02G0ZKK
The Solfeggio Tradition: A Forgotten Art of Melody in the Long Eighteenth Century
How did castrati manage to amaze their eighteenth-century audiences by singing the same aria several times in completely different ways? And how could composers of the time write operas in a matter of days? The secret lies in the solfeggio tradition, a music education method that was fundamental to the training of European musicians between 1680 and 1830 a time during which professional musicians...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197514085ISBN-10:197514081UPC:9780197514085Book Category:MusicBook Subcategory:Instruction & Study, History & CriticismBook Topic:Composition, TheorySize:9.80 x 7.30 x 1.90 inchesWeight:2.2531Product ID:SCZ02G0ZKK
Nicholas Baragwanath is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Nottingham. His award-winning research focuses on music history and theory, particularly on how musicians in the past learned skills in improvisation and composition. He regularly writes and presents for BBC Radio 3.
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