Vägen till Bel Canto : Om min omskolning till Chiaroscuro
- Authors
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Source
- DiVA - Academic Archive On-line
- Keywords
- Language
- Swedish
- License
- Green
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Abstract
I am a practising classical soprano. After more than 20 years of professional singing, I re-trained my voice according to principles of the old Italian school of singing. In this essay, I examine the origins and priciples of bel canto, with special focus on appoggio and chiaroscuro, two key ingredients in the bel cantao tradition. I explore the relationship between science and the craft of singing, and what modern voice science has to say about the efficiency and health aspects of this technique, I also describe the profound effect it has had on me as an artist.
