‘Among the old musicians it used to be customary to write a mere outline or suggestion of the voice part. Particularly was this the case...

‘The old masters of the French school, who never employed the head voice, wrote a part in their operas which they called haute-contre...

“Everything was done in the most florid style, viz., grace notes, cadenzas, 'shakes' (single, double, and triple), while time was...

‘Observation teaches us that the Larynx rises in its entirety with the high pitches, and that it descends with the low pitches...

'Brahms arrived yesterday. I am glad my hoarseness is gradually disappearing, for the thought of singing, at the concert day after ...