Great singers on the art of singing / Harriette Brower and James Francis Cooke.
| Other author | Brower, Harriette, 1869-1928. |
| Other author | Cooke, James Francis, 1875-1960. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, ©1996. |
| Description | vi, 154 pages : portraits ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What the American girl should know about an operatic career / Frances Alda -- The message of the singer / Marguerite D'Alvarez -- Modern vocal methods in Italy / Pasquale Amato -- The making of artist singers / David Bispham -- Making a career in America / Sophie Braslau -- Success in concert singing / Dame Clara Butt -- Italy, the home of song / Enrico Caruso -- Modern roads to vocal success / Julia Claussen -- The open door to opera / Florence Easton -- The will to succeed, a compelling force / Geraldine Farrar -- Teaching yourself to sing / Amelita Galli-Curci -- The know how in the art of singing / Mary Garden -- Building a vocal repertoire / Alma Gluck -- Causation / Yeatman Griffith -- A lesson with a prima donna / Frieda Hempel -- The requirements of a musical career / Louise Homer -- A visit to Mme. Lilli Lehmann / rLilli Lehmann -- Common sense in training and preserving the voice / Dame Nellie Melba -- A child of the opera / Claudia Muzio -- Patience and Perseverance win results / Rosa Raisa -- Keeping the voice in prime condition / Ernestine Schumann-Heink -- Singing in concert and what it means / Emma Thursby -- New aspects of the art of singing in America / Reinald Werrenrath -- How I regained a lost voice / Harry Evan Williams -- Memory, imagination, analysis / Herbert Witherspoon. |
| General note | This edition consists of selected interviews from Brower's Vocal mastery and selected articles from Cooke's compilation Great singers on the art of singing. |
| General note | First work originally published: New York : F.A. Stokes Co., 1920; 2nd work originally published: Philadelphia : T. Presser Co., 1921. |
| LCCN | 96025683 |
| ISBN | 0486291901 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780486291901 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | MT820 .G8 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |