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This manuscript is Walter Emery's own English translation of Bach's
obituary notice, written jointly by C.P.E. Bach and J.F. Agricola,
originally published in Mizler's Neu Eroffnete Musikalischer
Bibliothek, volume 4, part 1 in Leipzig 1754. Also included are two
short biographical excerpts on Bach: J.G. Walther's Musikalisches
Lexicon (1732) and the Genealogy which Bach himself compiled in
c.1735.
This was the first attempt at a full length biography of Bach and a
critical apreciation of his work as composer and performer.
Translated by Walter Emery in 1941-1942 with introductory notes and
two appendices, but not published in his lifetime. Walter Emery,
musicologist, specialised in the works J.S. Bach.
"Anleitung zur Singkunst. Aus dem Itali nischen des Herrn Peter
Franz Tosi, Mitglieds der philarmonischen Akademie mit Erl
uterungen und Zus tzen von Johann Friedrich Agricola, K nigl Preu .
Hofcomponisten." Faksimile 1757. [Translation into German of the
Art of Singing "Opinioni de' Cantori Antichi, e Moderni" of Pier
Francesco Tosi].
Agricola published Introduction to the Art of Singing in Germany in
1757, consisting of the 1723 treatise of the Italian singing
teacher and castrato, Tosi, to which Agricola added his own running
commentary. The Introduction was recognized as invaluable not only
for teachers and their pupils but also for advanced singers and
professionals. This present edition, translated with introduction
and annotations by the celebrated singer Julianne Baird, makes
Agricola's work available for the first time in English. Tosi's
work was the first basic treatise on singing; Agricola, a pupil of
J.S. Bach at the court of Frederick the Great, brought Tosi's work
"up-to-date." His commentaries are so extensive that the
Introduction stands on its own as an important document in the
history of performance practice.
Agricola published Introduction to the Art of Singing in Germany,
in 1757, consisting of the 1723 treatise of the Italian singing
teacher and castrato, Tosi, to which Agricola added his own running
commentary. The Introduction was recognized as invaluable not only
for teachers and their pupils but also for advanced singers and
professionals. This present edition, translated with introduction
and annotations by the celebrated singer Julianne Baird, makes
Agricola's work available in English. Tosi's work was the first
basic treatise on singing; Agricola, a pupil of J. S. Bach at the
court of Frederick the Great, brought Tosi's work 'up to date'. His
commentaries are so extensive that the Introduction stands on its
own as an important document in the history of performance
practice.
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