With passionate voice : re-creative singing in 16th-century England and Italy / Robert Toft.

Author: Toft, Robert.

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Descriptionix, 329 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm

Note:Part 1. Preparing the text. Words appropriately fitted to the notes -- Part 2. Elocutio : fine words and music. Every trope, every figure -- Part 3. Pronunciatio : singing eloquently and acting aptly. The art of vocal delivery ; A garden of embellishment ; Action -- Part 4. Passionate ayres pronounced. The prosopopoeia in England ; Affetto cantando and consort singing in Italy.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-323) and index.

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