Great Singers on the Art of Singing (Dover Books On Music: Voice) - Softcover

Brower, Harriette; Cooke, James Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486291901 ISBN 13: 9780486291901

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2012

Synopsis

This outstanding volume is a compilation of the most important chapters from two books in which master singers and teachers offer invaluable advice on topics essential to every singer — from basic vocal training to the ineffable qualities that make a singer great.
Twenty-seven concise and insightful chapters include "Italy, the Home of Song" by Enrico Caruso; "The Will to Succeed — A Compelling Force" by Geraldine Farrar; "Teaching Yourself to Sing" by Amelita Galli-Curci; "The Know How in the Art of Singing" by Mary Garden; "Building a Vocal Repertoire" by Alma Gluck; "A Visit to Mme. Lilli Lehmann" by Lilli Lehmann; and "Common Sense in Training and Preserving the Voice" by Dame Nellie Melba.
Advice from these great singers, along with practical and inspirational observations by David Bispham, Florence Easton, Frieda Hempel, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and other luminaries of the opera world make this a fascinating and informative volume that will delight singers at all levels as well as all lovers of opera and its legendary stars.

About this title

About the Author:

Harriette Brower wrote an early 20th century piano technique book as well as several volumes of interviews with world-renowned pianists and singers.James Francis Cooke (1875–1960) was the editor-in-chief of Etude Magazine from 1909 to 1949.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0486291901
• ISBN 13: 9780486291901
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160