| A History of Bel Canto Contributor(s): Celletti, Rodolfo (Author), Fuller, Frederick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198166419 ISBN-13: 9780198166412 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $64.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: Rodolfo Celletti, who has devoted his whole career to studying the voice from every historical, technical, and musical aspect, offers here a fascinating history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature. He begins by discussing the links between bel canto and the operatic ideals of the baroque, and points out that the style was created as much by operatic composers and their librettists as by their executants, the singers. To this end he undertakes a review of Italian opera of the period, and traces the development of the style in different composers and their works. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera - Music | Instruction & Study - Voice - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 782.109 |
| LCCN: 96028219 |
| Series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.46" W x 8.52" (0.66 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rodolfo Celletti, who has devoted his whole career to studying the voice from every historical, technical, and musical aspect, offers here a fascinating history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature. He begins by discussing the links between bel canto and the operatic ideals of the baroque, and points out that the style was created as much by operatic composers and their librettists as by their executants, the singers. To this end he undertakes a review of Italian opera of the period, and traces the development of the style in different composers and their works. |