John Crompton on Suitable Voices for the Countertenor Part (1778)
‘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...
Reimagining Historical Voices
‘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...
‘Firstly, a singer must have a voice by nature, in which three requirements and three flaws are to be noted. The requirements are these:...
‘The Cathedral bell is striking two, and in the passage boys scud to and fro shouting “Practice!" and racing to their places in the...
‘At five o’clock I went to the Concert Spirituel, the only public amusement allowed on these great festivals. It is a grand concert...
'In teaching solfaing let the master carefully instruct the scholar how to open his mouth that the tones may come forth freely without...