Project Gutenberg 2008-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 163 Tosi, Pier Francesco 1732 Tosi, Pierfrancesco Tosi, Pietro Francesco Galliard, John Ernest 1747 Galliard, Johann Ernst Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni. English Observations on the Florid Song; Or, Sentiments on the Ancient and Modern Singers Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Observations on the Florid Song; Or, Sentiments on the Ancient and Modern…." by Pier Francesco Tosi is a treatise on vocal performance and singing techniques, translated into English by Mr. Galliard, written in the early 18th century. This work, originating from Italy, provides a detailed exploration of vocal art, comparing the practices of ancient and modern singers and critiquing the state of music during Tosi's time. It serves as a guide for both vocal and instrumental performers, aiming to enhance their understanding and skill in the art of singing. The opening of this treatise introduces the reader to the author's motivations and the significance of vocal music. Tosi emphasizes the superiority of the human voice over instrumental music and discusses the historical context of vocal training, reflecting on the different approaches to singing from ancient to modern times. He outlines the need for careful instruction in various techniques, such as intonation, ornamentation, and expression, highlighting that understanding these principles is crucial for any serious student of music. The preface sets the stage for the subsequent chapters, which will delve deeper into the specifics of vocal techniques and the art of performance, making it clear that this work aims to improve the quality of vocal execution and regain the lost values of music. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Singing Performance practice (Music) -- Early works to 1800 MT Text Music Browsing: Music 268874 269040 2024-10-11T10:15:35.731003 2023-09-12T03:44:43.228227 text/html text/html 269632 2016-08-11T09:45:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 274362 2016-08-11T09:46:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 395500 2024-10-11T10:15:47.218913 application/epub+zip 395921 2024-10-11T10:15:40.780939 application/epub+zip 153352 2024-10-11T10:15:38.761956 application/epub+zip 2237300 2024-10-11T10:15:51.452887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2187085 2024-10-11T10:15:45.624905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213387 2022-09-12T09:42:28.762163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203461 203378 2024-10-11T10:15:34.369993 2023-09-12T03:44:42.180212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 202856 2008-08-29T11:09:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76081 2008-08-29T11:09:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203902 2008-08-29T11:09:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76148 2008-08-29T11:09:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22356 2024-10-11T10:15:51.605878 application/rdf+xml 25992 2024-10-11T10:15:39.373936 image/jpeg 4788 2024-10-11T10:15:39.067950 image/jpeg 381113 2024-10-11T10:15:35.864983 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia