Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers By: Harriette Brower (1869-1928)
First Page: [Illustration: To Miss Harriette Brower Very Sincerely Enrico Caruso N.Y. 1919] VOCAL MASTERY TALKS WITH MASTER SINGERS AND TEACHERS COMPRISING INTERVIEWS WITH CARUSO, FARRAR, MAUREL, LEHMANN, AND OTHERS BY HARRIETTE BROWER Author of "Piano Mastery, First and Second Series," "Home Help in Music Study," "Self Help in Piano Study" WITH TWENTY PORTRAITS NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS 1917, by OLIVER DITSON COMPANY 1918, 1919, by THE MUSICAL OBSERVER COMPANY 1920, by FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY FOREWORD It has long been a cherished desire to prepare a series of Talks with famous Singers, which should have an equal aim with Talks with Master Pianists, namely, to obtain from the artists their personal ideas concerning their art and its mastery, and, when possible, some inkling as to the methods by which they themselves have arrived at the goal. There have been unexpected and untold difficulties in the way of such an undertaking. The greater the artist the more numerous the body guard which surrounds him or her; the more stringent the watch over the artist's time and movements. If one is able to penetrate this barrier and is permitted to see the artist, one finds usually an affable gentleman, a charming woman, with simple manners and kindly intentions. However, when one is fortunate enough to come in touch with great singers, one finds it difficult to draw from them a definite idea of the process by which they have achieved victory. A pianist can describe his manner of tone production, methods of touch, fingering, pedaling; the violinist can discourse on the bow arm, use of left hand, on staccato and pizzicati; but the singer is loath to describe his own instrument. And even if singers could analyze, the description might not fit any case but their own. For the art of singing is an individual art, the perfecting an instrument hidden from sight. Each artist must achieve mastery by overcoming difficulties which beset his own personal path. Despite these obstacles, every effort has been put forth to induce artists to speak from an educational standpoint. It is hoped the various hints and precepts they have given, may prove of benefit to singers and teachers. Limitations of space prevent the inclusion of many other artists and teachers. HARRIETTE BROWER. 150 West 80 Street, New York City. CONTENTS FOREWORD ENRICO CARUSO ... The Value of Work GERALDINE FARRAR ... The Will to Succeed a Compelling Force VICTOR MAUREL ... Mind Is Everything A VISIT TO MME. LILLI LEHMANN AMELITA GALLI CURCI ... Self teaching the Great Essential GIUSEPPE DE LUCA ... Ceaseless Effort Necessary for Artistic Perfection LUISA TETRAZZINI ... The Coloratura Voice ANTONIO SCOTTI ... Training American Singers for Opera ROSA RAISA ... Patience and Perseverance Win Results LOUISE HOMER ... The Requirements of a Musical Career GIOVANNI MARTINELLI ... "Let Us Have Plenty of Opera in America" ANNA CASE ... Inspired Interpretation FLORENCE EASTON ... Problems Confronting the Young Singer MARGUERITE D'ALVAREZ ... The Message of the Singer MARIA BARRIENTOS ... Be Your Own Critic CLAUDIA MUZIO ... A Child of the Opera EDWARD JOHNSON (EDOUARDO DI GIOVANNI) ... The Evolution of an Opera Star REINALD WERRENRATH ... Achieving Success on the Concert Stage SOPHIE BRASLAU ... Making a Career in America MORGAN KINGSTON ... The Spiritual Side of the Singer's Art FRIEDA HEMPEL ... A Lesson with a Prima Donna WITH THE MASTER TEACHERS DAVID BISPHAM ... The Making of Artist Singers OSCAR SAENGER ... Use of Records in Vocal Study HERBERT WITHERSPOON ... Memory, Imagination, Analysis YEATMAN GRIFFITH ... Causation J.H. DUVAL ... Some Secrets of Beautiful Singing THE CODA ... A Resumé ILLUSTRATIONS Enrico Caruso Frontispiece Geraldine Farrar Victor Maurel Amelita Galli Curci Giuseppe de Luca Luisa Tetrazzini Antonio Scotti Rosa Raisa Louise Homer Giovanni Martinelli Anna Case Florence Easton Marguerite d'Alvarez Maria Barrientos Claudia Muzio Edward Johnson Reinald Werrenrath Sophie Braslau Morgan Kingston Frieda Hempel VOCAL MASTERY I =ENRICO CARUSO= THE VALUE OF WORK Enrico Caruso! The very name itself calls up visions of the greatest operatic tenor of the present generation, to those who have both heard and seen him in some of his many rôles... Continue reading book >>

Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers By: Harriette Brower (1869-1928)

First Page:

[Illustration: To Miss Harriette Brower Very Sincerely Enrico Caruso N.Y. 1919]

VOCAL MASTERY

TALKS WITH MASTER SINGERS AND TEACHERS

COMPRISING INTERVIEWS WITH CARUSO, FARRAR, MAUREL, LEHMANN, AND OTHERS

HARRIETTE BROWER

Author of "Piano Mastery, First and Second Series," "Home Help in Music Study," "Self Help in Piano Study"

WITH TWENTY PORTRAITS

NEW YORK

FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS

1917, by OLIVER DITSON COMPANY

1918, 1919, by THE MUSICAL OBSERVER COMPANY

1920, by FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

FOREWORD

It has long been a cherished desire to prepare a series of Talks with famous Singers, which should have an equal aim with Talks with Master Pianists, namely, to obtain from the artists their personal ideas concerning their art and its mastery, and, when possible, some inkling as to the methods by which they themselves have arrived at the goal.

There have been unexpected and untold difficulties in the way of such an undertaking. The greater the artist the more numerous the body guard which surrounds him or her; the more stringent the watch over the artist's time and movements. If one is able to penetrate this barrier and is permitted to see the artist, one finds usually an affable gentleman, a charming woman, with simple manners and kindly intentions.

However, when one is fortunate enough to come in touch with great singers, one finds it difficult to draw from them a definite idea of the process by which they have achieved victory. A pianist can describe his manner of tone production, methods of touch, fingering, pedaling; the violinist can discourse on the bow arm, use of left hand, on staccato and pizzicati; but the singer is loath to describe his own instrument. And even if singers could analyze, the description might not fit any case but their own. For the art of singing is an individual art, the perfecting an instrument hidden from sight. Each artist must achieve mastery by overcoming difficulties which beset his own personal path.

Despite these obstacles, every effort has been put forth to induce artists to speak from an educational standpoint. It is hoped the various hints and precepts they have given, may prove of benefit to singers and teachers. Limitations of space prevent the inclusion of many other artists and teachers.

HARRIETTE BROWER.

150 West 80 Street, New York City.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ENRICO CARUSO ... The Value of Work

GERALDINE FARRAR ... The Will to Succeed a Compelling Force

VICTOR MAUREL ... Mind Is Everything

A VISIT TO MME. LILLI LEHMANN

AMELITA GALLI CURCI ... Self teaching the Great Essential

GIUSEPPE DE LUCA ... Ceaseless Effort Necessary for Artistic Perfection

LUISA TETRAZZINI ... The Coloratura Voice

ANTONIO SCOTTI ... Training American Singers for Opera

ROSA RAISA ... Patience and Perseverance Win Results

LOUISE HOMER ... The Requirements of a Musical Career

GIOVANNI MARTINELLI ... "Let Us Have Plenty of Opera in America"

ANNA CASE ... Inspired Interpretation

FLORENCE EASTON ... Problems Confronting the Young Singer

MARGUERITE D'ALVAREZ ... The Message of the Singer

MARIA BARRIENTOS ... Be Your Own Critic

CLAUDIA MUZIO ... A Child of the Opera

EDWARD JOHNSON (EDOUARDO DI GIOVANNI) ... The Evolution of an Opera Star

REINALD WERRENRATH ... Achieving Success on the Concert Stage

SOPHIE BRASLAU ... Making a Career in America

MORGAN KINGSTON ... The Spiritual Side of the Singer's Art

FRIEDA HEMPEL ... A Lesson with a Prima Donna

WITH THE MASTER TEACHERS

DAVID BISPHAM ... The Making of Artist Singers

OSCAR SAENGER ... Use of Records in Vocal Study

HERBERT WITHERSPOON ... Memory, Imagination, Analysis

YEATMAN GRIFFITH ... Causation

J.H. DUVAL ... Some Secrets of Beautiful Singing

THE CODA ... A Resumé

ILLUSTRATIONS

Enrico Caruso Frontispiece

Geraldine Farrar

Victor Maurel

Amelita Galli Curci

Giuseppe de Luca

Luisa Tetrazzini

Antonio Scotti

Rosa Raisa

Louise Homer

Giovanni Martinelli

Anna Case

Florence Easton

Marguerite d'Alvarez

Maria Barrientos

Claudia Muzio

Edward Johnson

Reinald Werrenrath

Sophie Braslau

Morgan Kingston

Frieda Hempel

VOCAL MASTERY

=ENRICO CARUSO=

THE VALUE OF WORK

Enrico Caruso! The very name itself calls up visions of the greatest operatic tenor of the present generation, to those who have both heard and seen him in some of his many rôles... Continue reading book >>

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