| Treatise on Vocal Performance and Ornamentation by Johann Adam Hiller Contributor(s): Hiller, Johann Adam (Author), Beicken, Suzanne J. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521353548 ISBN-13: 9780521353540 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $125.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Voice - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 783.01 |
| LCCN: 00040392 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Series: Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.18 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hiller's Treatise on Vocal Performance and Ornamentation was published in Germany in 1780 and is an important manual on vocal technique and performance in the eighteenth century. This present edition, translated with an introduction and extensive commentary by musicologist Suzanne J. Beicken, makes the treatise available for the first time in English. With its emphasis on practical aspects of ornamentation, declamation and style it will be valuable to instrumentalists as well as singers and is a significant contribution to the understanding of performance practice in the eighteenth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beicken, Suzanne J.: - Suzanne J. Beicken is Lecturer in Historical Musicology at the University of Maryland and is also a performer, concert manager and music administrator. She is founder of the award-winning Maryland Boys Choir. |