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245 10 a| Voices :b| singers & critics /c| J.B. Steane.;

260 a| Portland, Or. :b| Amadeus Press,c| 1992.;

300 a| x, 294 pages :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 24 cm;

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520 a| The author's subject, in all three sections of this book, is the art of singing. In the first part he takes the material, the voices themselves, in the second he considers the work and achievement of ten individual singers; and in the third he listens through the ears of an earlier generation of critics, finding much to learn. The 'Assortment of Voices' in Part I is a sorting, a distinguishing of voice-types with regard to timbre and quality as well as range, repertoire and power. Description of terms such as coloratura, soubrette, spinto and baryton-Martin involves the meaning and derivation of the words. The need is argued for a new category, the soprano-mezzo, and for a broader but more sharply delineated notion of the Heldentenor. The ten singers chosen for special attention in Part II range chronologically from the great baritone Mattia Battistini, who lived two-thirds of his long life in the nineteenth century, to Maria Callas and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in our own day. Rosa Ponselle and Giovanni Martinelli are given special attention. Part III criticises the critics, from Dyneley Hussey and the veteran Herman Klein to Neville Cardus and the presiding authority Ernest Newman. These were entertaining writers as well as acute critics, and with John Steane's observant commentaries they provide a quickening of response to music in general and singing in particular.;

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Voices : singers & critics / J.B. Steane.

Author/creator	Steane, J. B.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, 1992.
Description	x, 294 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects	Singers. Singing--History. Singing--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.). Music critics. Musical criticism.

Contents	Part I. An assortment of voices. Soprano. Leggiero and soubrette ; Coloratura ; Lyric ; Lryic-dramatic ; Heroic -- Mezzo-soprano. Lyric ; Dramatic -- Contralto -- Alto or countertenor -- Tenor. Tenore di grazia ; Lyric and spinto ; Robusto and Heldentenor -- Baritone. Dramatic ; Lyric -- Bass-baritone. Wagnerian ; Beyond Wagner -- Bass. Cantante ; Profondo -- Part II. Ten singers. Elisabeth Schumann ; Elisabeth Rethberg ; Rosa Ponselle ; Claudia Muzio ; Maria Callas ; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf ; Tito Schipa ; Giovanni Martinelli ; Richard Tauber ; Mattia Battistini -- Part III. Critics at the opera. 'Figaro' of Musical Opinion ; 'Our Man' of The Times ; Ernest Newman of the Sunday Times. World of opera ; War on Italy ; Wagner -- Klein and 'Beckmesser' of the Gramophone ; Kaikhosru Sorabji of the New Age ; Dyneley Hussey of the Spectator ; Neville Cardus of the Manchester Guardian. Opera on trial ; The wisest man.
Abstract	The author's subject, in all three sections of this book, is the art of singing. In the first part he takes the material, the voices themselves, in the second he considers the work and achievement of ten individual singers; and in the third he listens through the ears of an earlier generation of critics, finding much to learn. The 'Assortment of Voices' in Part I is a sorting, a distinguishing of voice-types with regard to timbre and quality as well as range, repertoire and power. Description of terms such as coloratura, soubrette, spinto and baryton-Martin involves the meaning and derivation of the words. The need is argued for a new category, the soprano-mezzo, and for a broader but more sharply delineated notion of the Heldentenor. The ten singers chosen for special attention in Part II range chronologically from the great baritone Mattia Battistini, who lived two-thirds of his long life in the nineteenth century, to Maria Callas and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in our own day. Rosa Ponselle and Giovanni Martinelli are given special attention. Part III criticises the critics, from Dyneley Hussey and the veteran Herman Klein to Neville Cardus and the presiding authority Ernest Newman. These were entertaining writers as well as acute critics, and with John Steane's observant commentaries they provide a quickening of response to music in general and singing in particular.
General note	Includes indexes.
ISBN	0931340543

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