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Explore the hidden history of musical mastery in The Solfeggio Tradition: A Forgotten Art of Melody in the Long Eighteenth Century. Published by Oxford University Press, this work examines the fundamental music education method used to train European musicians between 1680 and 1830. Learn how the solfeggio tradition allowed castrati to perform complex arias with unique variations and enabled composers to produce operas with incredible speed. This book details how disadvantaged children in orphanages used these lessons to learn musical crafts, providing a pathway to move from poverty toward professional success. It offers a deep look into a period when professional musicians were part of the working class and relied on specific training methods to achieve excellence.

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The Solfeggio Tradition explores the music education methods used by European musicians from 1680 to 1830.

This Oxford University Press book examines how the solfeggio tradition helped musicians rise from poverty.

Learn the history behind how eighteenth-century castrati and composers utilized specific melodic training.

The text provides historical context on the musical craft practiced by the working class during the long eighteenth century.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
15 December 2020
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07 May 2020

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