Tosi and Lamperti Texts Approved for Distribution on Amazon.com!

Update: The books are now up on Amazon! The Technics of Bel Canto; Observations on the Florid Song.

Bel Canto Masters Study Series is pleased two announce that their first two publications, Giovanni Battista Lamperti's The Technics of Bel Canto (Die Technik des Bel Canto) and Pier Francesco Tosi's Observations on the Florid Song (Opinioni de’ cantori antichi, e moderni o sieno osservazioni sopra il canto figurato) have both been approved for distribution on Amazon.com and elsewhere! It takes several weeks for the books to begin to show up on the websites, but in the mean time you can always order them at our online store at http://stores.lulu.com/belcantomasters.

Stand by for our next release coming soon, John Franklin Bottume's Modern Singing Methods, Their Use and Abuse, first published in 1885.

Bel Canto Masters Study Series Preparing for Publication of First Installment

The Bel Canto Masters Study Series is preparing to publish their first installment, Giovanni Batistta Lamperti's rare treatise The Technics of Bel Canto first published in 1905 as Die Technik des Bel Canto.

This treatise is unique in the fact that it comes very late in the pedagogical tradition of bel canto and represents a more modern view of the practice adapting to meet the demands of Wagnerian and Verdian music while still staying true to the "old Italian school."

The Technics of Bel Canto is edited and annotated by Gregory Blankenbehler, author of Singing Lessons for Little Singers. The Bel Canto Masters Study Series is a project of Pitch Perfect Publishing.