Question. How can one remedy the fault that a choir, when it sings a well-known church chorale without sheet music, as must often happen,...

'Among the compositions made above a cantus firmus by the masters of the art, those [made] above introits are unique, and are used...

‘The hundred passaggi above, all having been printed in various works by modern authors, have been assembled with much study and...

‘Now let us take notice, of singing long Notes Gracefully. Note the following Example. The first Note must begin softly, and then...

*Notes* - The system (c.1500-1800) is based on three overlapping ’hexachords’ of six syllables - do re mi fa sol la. - In order to change...

This morning I went with young Oliver to his conservatorio of S. Onofrio, and visited all the rooms, where the boys practice, sleep and...

Davids Psalms sung in our English Meeter differ much from Cathedrall singing, which is so abominable, in which is sung almost every...

Ԥ 5. Every Air has (at least) three Cadences, that are all three final. Generally speaking, the Study of the Singers of the present...

‘When several notes are sung to one syllable, the performance is called melismatic singing. Thus, every long or short extension of a...

I was recently flicking through an instruction book aimed at teaching modern singers how to ornament eighteenth-century repertoire, and I...

‘The loudness or softness, especially on long and serious notes, must be observed even by those who sing the supporting voices [not the...

‘Suitable voices for the middle, or counter part are rather difficult to find; but let no-one, for that reason, attempt it with a feigned...

‘Note on this occasion that temperament is not the same on all instruments, it is inevitable, when many sorts of instruments play a piece...

‘Firstly, a singer must have a voice by nature, in which three requirements and three flaws are to be noted. The requirements are these:...

‘In the pinnace were three Virgins, which with their Cornets played Scottish Gigs, made three parts in one. There was also in the saide...

‘To Marcus Pabius Quintilianus You would think but slightly, my dear Fabius, of all these [the accomplishments of the citharists], if,...

‘I would say to you, in an entirely insinuated way, that you must make yourself sweetened [adoucir] by a mild [legere] operation, which...

‘Now you shall have a general rule to grace it, as with passionate play, and relishing it: and note that the longer the time is of a...

Of the Several Graces Used in Music: The first and most principle grace, necessary to be learned, is the trill or shake; that is, to move...

Since we’ve already seen Zenobi’s comments on the requirements for a soprano (https://www.cacophonyhistoricalsinging.com/post/luigi-zenob...