1st Edition
Venanzio Rauzzini and the Birth of a New Style in English Singing Scandalous Lessons
By Brianna E. Robertson-Kirkland
Copyright 2022
244 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
244 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
244 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Since the eighteenth century, the one-to-one singing lesson has been the most common method of delivery. The scenario allows the teacher to familiarise and individualise the lesson to suit the needs of their student; however, it can also lead to speculation about what is taught. More troubling is the heightened risk of gossip and rumour with the private space generating speculation about the... Read more
Prelude: "The First Master for Singing in the Universe"
1. Britain’s Music Education in Decline
2. Using and Creating Celebrity
3. Natural or Learned?
4. "The Father of a New Style in English Singing"?
5. A Master’s Treatise: A Legacy Product
6. Master or Servant: Vilifying the Female Amateur and the Italian Master
7. A Respectable Master or a Scandalous Lover?
Postlude: The Eighteenth Century in the Twenty-First Century
Biography
Brianna E. Robertson-Kirkland is a Lecturer in Historical Musicology at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
