Introduction to the Art of Singing by Johann Friedrich Agricola (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs) - Hardcover

Agricola, Johann Friedrich

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052145428X ISBN 13: 9780521454285

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Agricola published Introduction to the Art of Singing in Germany in 1757, consisting of the 1723 treatise of the Italian singing teacher and castrato, Tosi, to which Agricola added his own running commentary. The Introduction was recognized as invaluable not only for teachers and their pupils but also for advanced singers and professionals. This present edition, translated with introduction and annotations by the celebrated singer Julianne Baird, makes Agricola's work available for the first time in English. Tosi's work was the first basic treatise on singing; Agricola, a pupil of J.S. Bach at the court of Frederick the Great, brought Tosi's work "up-to-date." His commentaries are so extensive that the Introduction stands on its own as an important document in the history of performance practice.

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Book Description:

Agricola published Introduction to the Art of Singing in Germany in 1757. It consists of the 1723 treatise of the Italian singing teacher, Tosi, to which Agricola added his own commentary. This edition, translated with introduction by the singer Julianne Baird, makes Agricola's work available for the first time in English. Tosi's work was the first basic treatise on singing, which Agricola, a musician at the court of Frederick the Great, brought 'up-to-date'. The Introduction is an important document in the history of performance practice.

From the Back Cover:

This present edition, translated with introduction and annotations by the celebrated singer Julianne Baird, makes Agricola's work available for the first time in English.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 052145428X
• ISBN 13: 9780521454285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312