Title With passionate voice : re-creative singing in 16th-century England and Italy / Robert Toft

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction: An age of rhetorical persuasion -- Part 1. Preparing the text. Words appropriately fitted to the notes -- Part 2. Elocutio : fine words and music. Every trope, every figure -- Part 3. Pronunciatio : singing eloquently and acting aptly. The art of vocal delivery ; A garden of embellishment ; Action -- Part 4. Passionate ayres pronounced. The prosopopoeia in England ; Affetto cantando and consort singing in Italy -- Appendix. Understanding learned compositions -- The addition of sharps and flats Summary 'With Passionate Voice' gives modern singers of Renaissance music the tools to learn and master the art of 're-creative singing'. Providing a much-needed historically-informed perspective, author Robert Toft discusses the music of composers ranging from Marchetto Cara to John Dowland in the context of late Renaissance rhetoric, modal theory, and performance traditions Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Vocal music -- England -- 16th century -- History and criticism Vocal music -- Italy -- 16th century -- History and criticism Singing -- England -- History -- 16th century Singing -- Italy -- History -- 16th century Vocal music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 16th century. MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice. Performance practice (Music) Singing Vocal music England Italy Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199382040 0199382042 9780199382064 0199382069

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