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How to sing [Meine Gesangskunst]
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About This Book
How to Sing (Dover Books On Voice) One of the most influential of all singing guides by one of opera's first international superstars. Famed for her dramatic presence, powerful and flexible voice and great repertoire, Mme. Lehmann offers inspiration and sound advice in every phase of singing, from how to breathe correctly, produce a ringing head tone and execute a proper trill to important nuances of vocal expression, language and role interpretation. Of special the great singer's recommended vocal exercises and guidelines for proper care of the voice.
Chapters (300)
- HOW TO SING
- [MEINE GESANGSKUNST] BY
- LILLI LEHMANN
- TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY RICHARD ALDRICH
- CONTENTS
- MY PURPOSE
- MY TITLE TO WRITE ON THE ART OF SONG
- SECTION I
- PRELIMINARY PRACTICE
- SECTION II
- OF THE BREATH
- SECTION III
- OF THE BREATH AND WHIRLING CURRENTS (SINGING FORWARD)
- SECTION IV
- THE SINGER'S PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES
- SECTION V
- EQUALIZING THE VOICE; BREATH; FORM
- SECTION VI
- THE ATTACK
- SECTION VII
- NASAL. NASAL SINGING
- SECTION VIII
- SINGING TOWARD THE NOSE. HEAD VOICE
- SECTION IX
- THE HEAD VOICE
- SECTION X
- SENSATION AND POSITION OF THE TONGUE
- SECTION XI
- THE SENSATIONS OF THE PALATE
- SECTION XII
- THE SENSATION OF THE RESONANCE OF THE HEAD CAVITIES
- SECTION XIII
- SINGING COVERED
- SECTION XIV
- ON VOCAL REGISTERS
- SECTION XV
- DEVELOPMENT AND EQUALIZATION
- SECTION XVI
- WHITE VOICES
- SECTION XVII
- THEODOR WACHTEL
- SECTION XVIII
- THE HIGHEST HEAD TONES
- SECTION XIX
- EXTENSION OF THE COMPASS AND EQUALIZATION OF REGISTERS
- SECTION XX
- THE TREMOLO
- SECTION XXI
- THE CURE
- SECTION XXII
- THE TONGUE
- SECTION XXIII
- PREPARATION FOR SINGING
- SECTION XXIV
- THE POSITION OF THE MOUTH (CONTRACTION OF THE MUSCLES OF SPEECH)
- SECTION XXV
- CONNECTION OF VOWELS
- SECTION XXVI
- THE LIPS
- SECTION XXVII
- THE VOWEL-SOUND AH
- SECTION XXVIII
- ITALIAN AND GERMAN
- SECTION XXIX
- AUXILIARY VOWELS
- SECTION XXX
- RESONANT CONSONANTS
- SECTION XXXI
- PRACTICAL EXERCISES
- SECTION XXXII
- THE GREAT SCALE
- SECTION XXXIII
- VELOCITY
- SECTION XXXIV
- TRILL
- SECTION XXXV
- HOW TO HOLD ONE'S SELF WHEN PRACTISING
- SECTION XXXVI
- CONCERNING EXPRESSION
- SECTION XXXVII
- BEFORE THE PUBLIC
- SECTION XXXVIII
- INTERPRETATION
- SECTION XXXIX
- IN CONCLUSION
- NOTE A Good Remedy for Catarrh and Hoarseness
- FOOTNOTES
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