A treatise on the formation, cultivation and development of the voice, with general directions for singing, according to the physical principles of the art, as adopted by Mdlle. Jenny Lind, etcauthor, 1850 - 21 pages |
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Baritone BASS VOICE become nasal breath capacity CHANGE OF VOICE CHROMATIC SCALE Commence each note Contralto Voice cultivating this voice Cultivation and Development DIATONIC easy smiling appearance eminent Vocalists equal and firm equal throughout executed expand the sound expansive power extended gradually extreme sounds Female Voice flat flexibility following exercises foregoing Scale FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT formed full and round full compass fully developed greatest importance intonation jaw and lips JENNY LIND lips perfectly loose lower row MDLLE Mezzo Soprano mouth must present muscles note very softly organ owing particularly avoided passing perfect ease physical principles power of vibration practised present an easy pronouncing proper guidance rendered equal row of teeth separately and sustained Shake Si flat singing song SOPRANO VOICE sustained firmly sustained lightly Tenor Leggiero TENOR ROBUSTO Tenor voice thence thick muscular construction throat tone upper Mi upper note upper Sol vibratory and expansive voice is rendered vowel