The Art of Improving the Voice and Ear

Excerpt from The Art of Improving the Voice and Ear: And of Increasing Their Musical Powers, on Philosophical Principles; Adapted to Public Speakers, Musicians, and Actors, and Particularly Useful for the Instructors of Youth III. Varieties OF the voice and their causes Natural and Acquired Voice Changes of the Voice according to Age Qualities and Defects of the Voice Quantity of the Voice Quality of the Voice Excellencies of the Voice Deficiencies and Bad Qualities of the Voice The Singing Voice The Air, or Style of Singing Aria Cantabile Aria di Portamento Aria di Mezza Carattere Aria Parlante Aria di Bravura, or d' Agilita Airs of Imitation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.