TY  - BOOK
AU  - Toft,Robert
TI  - Heart to heart: expressive singing in England, 1780-1830 
T2  - Oxford early music series
SN  - 0198166621
AV  - MT823 .T64 2000
U1  - 782.043094209033 TOF 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Singing
KW  - Instruction and study
KW  - England
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 19th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index; 1. Styles of Singing --; 2. Discovering the Proper Manner of Delivery --; 3. The Power of Sound : The Tones of the Passions ; Registers ; Vibrato --; 4. Phrasing : The Expressive Pause - Punctuation, Rests, and Breathing ; Legato and Portamento ; Staccato --; 5. Loud and Soft Singing : Messa di voce ; Accent and Emphasis --; 6. Tempo and its Breaches --; 7. Execution : Graces - Greater Elegance and Deeper Intensity ; Appoggiatura ; Acciacciatura ; Mordent ; Turn ; Shake ; Divisions ; Cadenza --; 8. An Expressive Countenance : The Actor of the Passions --; 9. The Dramatic Display of Passion : 'The Promethean fire of eloquent expression' ; 'The language of the soul'
N2  - "This book establishes the principles of interpretation that singers active in England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries - both foreign and English - applied to recitatives, arias, and songs. It is the first single guide to historical performance of one of today's most popular repertoires." - BOOK JACKET
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