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Historical Vocal Pedagogy Classics
Author(s): Berton Coffin (Author)
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press
- Publication Date: 1 Dec. 1989
- Language: English
- Print length: 319 pages
- ISBN-10: 0810821990
- ISBN-13: 9780810821996
Book Description
The late Berton Coffin’s considerable research in areas related to the art of singing has resulted in these reviews, with interpretations of vocal pedagogy classics in the light of contemporary observations and findings. This volume contains a series of eighteen book reviews of the master singing teachers from Tosi (1723) to L. Lehmann (1914). Paperback edition available 2002.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
The late Berton Coffin’s teachings and writings established him as an international authority on vocal pedagogy. Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder, he also lived and taught in Europe from 1976 to 1983in his private studio in Vienna; during summers with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria; and in twenty-one opera houses in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. He presented master classes in the United States and in Europe and served as a visiting professor of voice at U.S. universities. Dr. Coffin, baritone, held academic and professional music degrees from Columbia University, Eastman School of Music, Chicago Musical College, and Earlham College.
