High Alto:
Don &bastian
(Donizetti)Low
Alto: L'Italiana riLight Tenor: Puritani (Bellini) Lyric Tenor:
Luci di Lammermoor
Dramatic Tenor:
Poliuto
(Donizetti),11Profeta
Baritone:
Mariadi Rohan
(Donizetti) an Barbieredi Siviglia
High Bass &miramide (Rossini)Low
Bass: Roberto Diaoolothem to be Italian; th more
diffi-cult language will be considered later. he to sc tain the
prevailing interpreted, accordin th styl
th
poem
expresses, undertaking seriou study th What poet an
il creating the co position mustbe better, re-created)
he interpretation rightl ll unti th
musica conception exhaustively forth; until th hearer, carried away
th th ti rapt contemplatio the art-work
-Breathing an phrasing must be settled, an expression-marks carefull noted.
Th Arioso
capacity. he mo er Germa Lied, in particular, presuppose grea technica
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38
skill an powers interpretation
to
render effective, no merely potentcharacterization an fervor style, purely musical viewpoint
Powerfu declamatio a n o t m ak e th
production an ill-trace melodi Were therwise sa for pure
art, hich should th concert-hall divorced th actualities
of th dramatic triumphs!
should Lied studied? Read through th poem
carefully, a n k e mental note co en Then play th melody through
Speciall cu interval must be strongly mpressed he ear.
over gradually from th speaking-ton to th singing
tone. During th Song eb th
student's th ex si ma
clearer an cleare until, th true
coloris well-defined e. singing dubious passages over an
al th repetitions, distinctnes an eonfl
denc obtained And, finally, what we have learne
Th no invariabl oblige
to
follow th composer's intimationsexactly; take example, th pa sa "Die beiden Grenadiere Schu
mann, "S un chen ch ld ac e,
forte irec ed exceptional; as rule th
author's writte instructions should th pupil suggestions.
Word on Study of ROles
versatilit demanded modern stage-singer excludes,
to
tain extent th possibility of their attaining eminence anyone direction.
What an amount of diligenc an energy required merely masterin th
eper or different th singer sang
roles, an ma happen,
that to-day coloratura sopran sing o-morrow an th ay af er th Valkyries. This is no simply frivolous, si against
th sp Li er should strictl define th various
character-specialties, an spare th voices. There lack talent;
th conditions modern unfavorable orderly development. he singer no study long enough begins ag ca er un ipe, an very
ee into th "great" roles. ther th
fairly overwhelming cro mediocrity music-school everydegree, We warn students against too much Lied-singing first, th range bein too limited
numerou tone-repetitions calculate to tire th voice; coloratura op an particular should take thi warningto heart.
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beleag er ng Di ec or's highly ro talent victim
to privat hurry worry.-But to
return to study
should earl After
importan correc ly grasping First
to be critically exam al ry
better el to mark th
thei than importan
that they thei
styl nature
mezza voce fa igue beginner prac ising. importan to lear with
study, that
is,
Whis li hroadry. to part to tran pose it
ou
to strictly. ive "tempo rubato,"
grea ar is ar cularl Italia Although
Pa ta to Bellini's intentions it
ad -k terzetto vittima" grandly
Fr quen
ar to th comparatively mechanical
eyes "the is eg ec Distinct enunciation,
ed clamat striking impersonatio characte cted ar
equi es No merely seething lood
vulgar en
artist's entire individualit is to repair defect
withou like lovely withou wit.
Voice.
Hygiene-your
Particularly for singing in Italian. IIaspiration" is held to technical devicefo increasingth intensity emotional expression.
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than can bear! natura method strengthen th body an th orga th singer himsel must now
be
careful to avoi everything whic mightman erroneousl think,
be
ruined Wagner's music; istake rather, that unripe artists undertake. he difficul tasks fo ossessin th necessary ability even si ge with small an obligedtoought to make intelligen
much so g-si ging fo is harmful specia hygienic directions should
be
followed. wo ld re er to th before-mentioned workby
Professo Mand (Germa title: Gesundheitslehre er Stim
Spac forb warn th
singer agaios unnecessaril loud speaking especially in he important ough no to sing after eating; an injuriou to ea much
butter fatt Practising wi fr ue
interruptions, hav alread advise ould
regulate avoi whatever might fe system injuriou ly
th ld during indisposition, an
orga to abov sudde change temperature,
ea il gi to catarr unpleasant should
th other open ever avenue to should rather ee
th an an avoidance
overheatin sport an pleasures, ar self-evidently wise precautions.
Conclusion
endeavor to before th vocal studen th fundamental
principles of th technics th Bel Canto cl fe
genera observations ar to
be made.
What is th be begin study, an ought one to take lessons? Neither questiobe
answered youngsay, th (e
consideratio physical development) trainin should no begin
earl le th seventeenth year formerly th
custom study
years,
thspeech th rt al though th with
everywhere Perfec developmen lo should
be
th ideal. Then an fo lish illusions,
bringing bitter disappointment thei train! e d u c a t i o n - t h o r ~ u g h