{"product_id":"bel-canto-marchesi-dover-paperback","title":"Bel Canto (Marchesi - Dover paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMathilde Marchesi\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780486223155\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003epaperback\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection: \u003c\/b\u003eMusic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubtitle: \u003c\/b\u003eA Theoretical \u0026amp; Practical Vocal Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA student of Manuel Garcia the Second, Mathilde Marchesi (1821–1913), linked the traditional bel canto teaching methods to the early 20th century. Marchesi presents the \"vocal alphabet,\" or basic instructions and exercises that formed the voices of her own students, who included Melba and Calvé. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHer guide discusses breathing, attack, registers, voice management, and projection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As Philip Miller states in his introduction, \"a solidity, a sure technical mastery, an even scale with no register break . . . strong, even and secure trills, their coloratura masterly.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52582519242976,"sku":"Books:9780486223155n","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/81yH31MyfhL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778183553","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/bel-canto-marchesi-dover-paperback","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}