{"product_id":"bel-canto-james-stark-9780802086143","title":"Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this well documented and highly readable book, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the \u003ci\u003ebel canto\u003c\/i\u003e tradition of solo singing in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to the present. Using a nineteenth-century treatise by Manuel Garcia as his point of reference, Stark analyses the many sources that discuss singing techniques and selects a number of primary vocal 'problems' for detailed investigation. He also presents data from a series of laboratory experiments carried out to demonstrate the techniques of \u003ci\u003ebel canto\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discussion deals extensively with such topics as the emergence of virtuoso singing, the castrato phenomenon, national differences in singing styles, controversies regarding the perennial decline in the art of singing, and the so-called secrets of \u003ci\u003ebel canto\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStark offers a new definition of bel canto which reconciles historical and scientific descriptions of good singing. His is a refreshing and profound discussion of issues important to all singers and voice teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Stark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802086144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802086143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.98w x 1.01d","brand":"James Stark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241099243775,"sku":"9780802086143","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_658034c7-04a6-4125-8f8e-e89338b407a5.jpg?v=1772652712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bel-canto-james-stark-9780802086143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}