Tag: Farinelli

Mancini and the Messa di Voce

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I shall do everything, nonetheless, for the love of studious youths, to introduce the love of this exercise, and hatred for presumption, into their souls.Giambattista Mancini If you read the oldest texts on singing, (roughly 1500s to 1820s), you will be immediately struck by the lack of detailed discussion on breathing, or the manner in [...]

Simply Singing Simply

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo Da Vinci “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” ― E.F. Schumacher “Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and [...]