Treatise on Vocal Performance and Ornamentation by Johann Adam Hiller (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs)

Hiller's Treatise on Vocal Performance and Ornamentation was published in Germany in 1780 and is an important manual on vocal technique and performance in the eighteenth century. Hiller was a masterful educator and was active not only as a teacher but as a critic, composer, conductor and music director. Thus, his observations served not only to raise the standards of singing in Germany, based on the Italian model, but to present complicated material, particularly ornamentation, in a manner that his peers, the middle class could emulate. This present edition, translated with an introduction and extensive commentary by musicologist Suzanne J. Beicken, makes Hiller's treatise available for the first time in English. With its emphasis on practical aspects of ornamentation, declamation and style it will be valuable to instrumentalists as well as singers and is a significant contribution to the understanding of performance practice in the eighteenth century.--Publisher description Cover 1 Half-title 3 Series-title 5 Title 7 Copyright 8 Contents 9 Acknowledgments 11 Translator’s introduction and commentary 13 INTRODUCTION 13 COMMENTARY 29 Declamation 31 Essential ornaments 33 Passaggi and arbitrary variations 36 On cadenzas 39 Vocal forms and performing in different places 40 Conclusion 41 Note on the text and musical examples 44 Preface 47 DEDICATION 61 1. On the qualities of the human voice and its improvement 63 1 63 2 63 3 63 4 63 5 64 6 65 7 65 8 66 9 66 10 67 2. On good performance and how to use the voice 68 1 68 2 68 3 69 4 70 5 70 6 71 7 72 8 75 9 76 10 76 11 77 3. On good performance, with regard to text and music 78 1 78 2 78 3 78 4 78 5 79 6 79 7 79 8 80 9 81 10 81 11 83 4. On good performance, with regard to ornaments 84 1 84 2 84 3 85 4 87 5 87 6 87 7 89 8 90 9 91 10 93 11 94 12 95 13 96 14 97 15 97 16 98 17 99 18 99 19 100 20 102 21 104 22 104 23 105 24 106 25 107 26 108 27 108 28 111 29 111 5. On good performance, with regard to passaggi 113 1 113 2 113 3 114 4 115 5 115 6 115 7 116 8 117 9 118 10 119 11 119 12 120 13 121 6. On good performance, with regard to the various genres of vocal forms and in consideration of performing in various place 122 1 122 2 122 3 122 4 123 5 123 6 124 7 124 8 125 9 126 10 126 11 126 12 127 13 128 14 129 15 129 16 130 17 131 18 131 7. On cadenzas 133 1 133 2 133 3 134 4 135 5 136 6 136 VARIATION OF THE SCALE 136 7 138 8 139 9 139 10 140 11 141 12 143 13 143 14 145 8. On arbitrary variation of the aria 147 1 147 2 147 3 147 4 147 5 148 6 148 7 148 8 149 9 149 APPENDIX 167 Aguillar, Antonia Girelli 167 Agujari, Lucrezia 167 Amadori, Giovanni Tedeschi [Tedeschi Giovanni, called Amadori] 167 Amicis, Anna Lucia de [De Amicis (De Amicis–Buonsollazzi), Anna Lucia] 167 Amor voli, Angelo (Maria) 168 Annibali, Domenico [Dominichino] 168 Appiani, Giuseppe, detto Appianino 169 Aprile, Giuseppe [Scirolino, Sciroletto] 169 Archiopata [recte Lelia Archiapati] 170 Astrua, Giovanna 170 Babbi, Gregorio [Lorenzo] 170 Bernacchi, Antonio 171 Bernardi, Francesco, detto Senesino: see Senesino 171 Bernasconi [Wagele], Antonia 171 Bertoni, Ferdinando Gioseffo [Ferdinando Giuseppe] 172 Bontempi, Giovanni Andrea [Angelini, Angelini-Bontempi] 172 Bordoni, Faustina 173 Boroni, Antonio 174 Brivio, Carlo Francesco 174 Caffarelli, s. Majorano (real name, Gaetano Majorano) [Cafariello, Cafarellino, Gaffarello] 174 Campeggi, Francesco 175 Carestini, Giovanni, detto Cusanino 175 Cicognani, Giuseppe 176 Concialini, Carlo [Hiller (p.46 above) identifies him as Conciolini] 176 Conti, Gioacchino, detto Gizziello 176 Cuzzoni, Francesca 177 Elisi, Filippo 178 Faenza, Bartolino da 178 Feo, Francesco 178 Ferri, Baldassar [Baldassarre] 178 Fontana, Agostino 179 Furlanetto, Bonaventura 179 Gabrielli, Caterina 179 Galuppi, Baldassar, detto Buranello 180 Gasparini, Michelangelo 180 Goti, Antonio 180 Grossi, Giovanni Francesco ["Siface”] see Siface, Giovanni Francesco. 180 Guadagni, Gaetano 180 Guarducci, Tommaso, detto Toscano [Garducci] 181 Guglielmi, detta Archiopata: see Archiopata 181 Herbst, Johann Andreas 181 Höpfner, Georg Christoph 181 Kayser, Margareta Susanna [Margarethe Susanna] 181 Lanzi, Francesco 181 Leo, Leonardo 182 Majo, Gian Francesco di 182 Majorano, Gaetano, detto Caffarelli: see Caffarelli 182 Mancini, Giambattista [Giovanni Battista] 182 Manzuoli, Giovanni 182 Maria Elisabeth, Erzherzogin von Österreich 183 Martini, Padr Giovanni Battista 183 Matteucci, Matteo [Matteo (Matteuccio) Sassani] 183 Mazzanti, Ferdinando 184 Millico, (Vito) Giuseppe 184 Mingotti, Caterina Regina, née Valentin 184 Monticelli, Angelo Maria 185 Münter, Balthasar 185 Nicolini, Carlo [Grimaldi, Nicolo] 186 Orsini, Gaetano 186 Pacchiarotti, Gasparo [Pacchierotti] [Gaspare] 186 Pasi, Antonio 187 Peli, Francesco 187 Peruzzi, Anna Maria [La Parrucchierina] 188 Pistocchi, Francesco Antonio Mamiliano [“Il Pistocchino”] 188 Porpora, Niccolò Antonio 188 Potenza, Pasquale 189 Raa, Anton [Raaf, Raf, Raff] 189 Rauzzini, Venanzio 189 Redi, Francesco 190 Reginelli, Niccolò 190 Reuther, Theresia [Reuter] 190 Sacchini, Antonio [Maria Gasparo Gioacchino] 190 Salimbeni, Felice 190 Sandoni, Pietro Giuseppe 191 Santarelli, Giuseppe 191 Scalzi, Carlo [Cichion] 191 Schindler, Catharina [Schindlerinn] 191 Schindler, Marianne [Schindlerinn; Maria Antonia Schindler-Lange] 191 Senesino, Bernardi [Bernardi, Francesco] 192 Siface, Giovanni Francesco [Grossi, Giovanni Francesco] 193 Sirmen, Maddalena Laura, née Lombardini 193 Sulzer, Johann Georg 194 Tartaglini, Rosa (married name Tibaldi) 194 Tesi-Tramontini, Vittoria [“La Moretta”] 194 Teyber (Teuber), Elisabeth 195 Tibaldi, Giuseppe 195 Toschi, Giovanni 195 Tosi, Pier Francesco [Pietro Francesco] 195 Visconti, Caterina [Caterina Visconti detta la Viscontina] 196 Bibliography 197 Index 202 Hiller's Treatise On Vocal Performance And Ornamentation Was Published In Germany In 1780 And Is An Important Manual On Vocal Technique And Performance In The Eighteenth Century. Hiller Was A Masterly Educator And Was Active Not Only As A Teacher But Also As A Critic, Theorist, Composer, Conductor, And Music Director. Thus, His Observations Served Not Only To Raise The Standards Of Singing In Germany, Based On The Italian Model, But To Present Complicated Material, Particularly Ornamentation, In A Manner That His Peers, The Middle Class, Could Emulate. This Present Edition, Translated With An Introduction And Extensive Commentary By Musicologist Suzanne J. Beicken, Makes Hiller's Treatise Available For The First Time In English. With Its Emphasis On Practical Aspects Of Ornamentation, Declamation, And Style, It Will Be Valuable To Instrumentalists As Well As Singers And Is A Significant Contribution To The Understanding Of Performance Practice In The Eighteenth Century.--jacket. Treatise On Vocal Performance And Ornamentation -- 1. On The Qualities Of The Human Voice And Its Improvement -- 2. On Good Performance And How To Use The Voice -- 3. On Good Performance, With Regard To Text And Music -- 4. On Good Performance, With Regard To Ornaments -- 5. On Good Performance, With Regard To Passaggi -- 6. On Good Performance, With Regard To The Various Genres Of Vocal Forms And In Consideration Of Performing In Various Places -- 7. On Cadenzas -- 8. On Arbitrary Variation Of The Aria -- App. Biographical Information On Musicians Mentioned By Hiller. By Johann Adam Hiller ; Translated And Edited By Suzanne J. Beicken. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 185-189) And Index.

Hiller's Treatise on Vocal Performance and Ornamentation was published in Germany in 1780 and is an important manual on vocal technique and performance in the eighteenth century. This present edition, translated with an introduction and extensive commentary by musicologist Suzanne J. Beicken, makes the treatise available for the first time in English. With its emphasis on practical aspects of ornamentation, declamation and style it will be valuable to instrumentalists as well as singers and is a significant contribution to the understanding of performance practice in the eighteenth century.

This present edition of Johann Adam Hiller's Treatise on Vocal Performance and Ornamentation, originally published in Germany in 1780, is translated with an introduction and extensive commentary by musicologist Suzanne J. Beicken and makes this important manual on vocal technique and performance available for the first time in English.