A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth-century Music: Edited by Stewart CarterStewart Carter This is a comprehensive reference guide for students and professional musicians. The book contains useful material on vocal and choral music and style; instrumentation; performance practice; ornamentation, tuning, temperament; meter and tempo; basso continuo; dance; theatrical production; and much more. |
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... tone that is fully relaxed but has minimal vibrato . But such tone production does not imply the perfectly blended half voice cultivated by many modern choirs . Since sev- enteenth - century vocal ensembles were collections of little ...
... tone that is fully relaxed but has minimal vibrato . But such tone production does not imply the perfectly blended half voice cultivated by many modern choirs . Since sev- enteenth - century vocal ensembles were collections of little ...
Page 120
... tone and quietness possible . " Similarly , Eric Halfpenny states that “ wide , big - bored mouthpieces in no way inhibit the fourth octave , for the sharp inner edge of the rim appears to give greater support for the lips when playing ...
... tone and quietness possible . " Similarly , Eric Halfpenny states that “ wide , big - bored mouthpieces in no way inhibit the fourth octave , for the sharp inner edge of the rim appears to give greater support for the lips when playing ...
Page 334
... tone . However , extant woodwinds of this early period generally cluster around ~ Bb and ~ ß ; ~ B is rare or nonexistent before about 1710 . Haynes thus suggests that the level of ton de chambre was , in fact , ~ ß , and that the ...
... tone . However , extant woodwinds of this early period generally cluster around ~ Bb and ~ ß ; ~ B is rare or nonexistent before about 1710 . Haynes thus suggests that the level of ton de chambre was , in fact , ~ ß , and that the ...
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Bel canto Style | 30 |
ANNE HARRINGTON | 43 |
GARY TOWNE Vocal Ensembles | 54 |
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