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How to Sing (Meine Gesangskunst)

Name: How to Sing (Meine Gesangskunst)
Author: Lilli Lehmann

Lilli Lehmann

Read by Ruth Golding · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License · Translated by Richard Aldrich

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Chapters

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00 - Preface; My Purpose; My Title to Write on the Art of Song (13:50)
01 - Section 1: Preliminary Practice (9:37)
02 - Section 2: Of the Breath (12:58)
03 - Section 3: Of the Breath and Whirling Currents (8:31)
04 - Section 4: The Singer's Physiological Studies (10:03)
05 - Section 5: Equalizing the Voice - Form (13:49)
06 - Section 6: The Attack and the Vowels (20:42)
07 - Sections 7-8: Nasal Singing; The Head Voice (20:17)
08 - Sections 9-12: Sensations of Tongue, Nose, Palate and Resonance of Head Cavities (12:06)
09 - Sections 13-14: On Vocal Registers; Development and Equalization (17:57)
10 - Sections 15-16: White Voices; Theodor Wachtel (8:44)
11 - Section 17: Highest Head Tones (6:24)
12 - Sections 18-19: The Tremolo; The Cure (12:30)
13 - Sections 20-21: The Tongue; Preparations for Singing (10:08)
14 - Sections 22-24: Position of the Mouth; Connection of Vowels; The Lips (15:35)
15 - Sections 25-27: The Vowel Sound Ah; Italian and German; Auxiliary Vowels (18:11)
16 - Sections 28-30: Resonant Consonants; Practical Exercises; The Great Scale (21:18)
17 - Sections 31-32: Velocity; Trill (12:58)
18 - Section 33: How to Hold One's Self when Practising (8:32)
19 - Section 34: Pronunciation - Consonants (39:10)
20 - Sections 35-36: Concerning Expression; Before the Public (8:43)
21 - Sections 37-38 and Note: Interpretation; In Conclusion; Remedy for Catarrh and Hoarseness (21:37)

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