 | 1767 - 572 pages
...this Innovation ; the Tranfuion from an air to 4 Recitative Mufic l>cing more natural than the padmg from a Song to plain ' and ordinary Speaking, which was the common method in PurcclT% ' ' operas. • The only Fault I find in our prcfcnt Praftiie, is the making ufe of die '... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...unaccompanied with musical instruments. » But however this Italian method of acting in Recitativo might appear at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only, fault I find in our present practice is the making use of the Italian Recitativo with English... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...thing unaccompanied with musical instruments. But however this Italian method of acting in Recitativo might appear at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only fault I find in our present practice is the making use of the Italian Recitativo with English... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...thing unaccompanied with musical instruments. But however this Italian method of acting in recitativo might appear* at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only fault I find in our present practice, is the making use of Italian recitativo with English... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...acting in recitative might appear* at first Bearing, I cannot but think it much more just thah tnat which prevailed in our English opera before this innovation...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only fault I find in our present practice, is the making use of Italian recitativo with English... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...thing unaccompanied with musical instruments. But however this Italian method of acting in recitative might appear at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only fault I find in our present practice, is the making use of the Italian recitative with English... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...thing unaccompanied with musical instruments. But however this Italian method of acting in recitativo might appear at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. " The only fault I find in our present practice, is the making use of the Italian recitativo with English... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...thing unaccompanied with musical instruments. But, however this Italian method of acting in recitativo might appear at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only fault I find in our present practice, is the making use of Italian recitative with English... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 450 pages
...thing unaccompanied with musical instruments. But however this Italian method of acting in re* citativo might appear at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only fault I find in our present practice, is the making use of the Italian recitative with English... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 356 pages
...thing unaccompanied with musical instruments. But however this Italian method of acting in recitativo might appear at first hearing, I cannot but think...speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. The only fault I find in our present practice, is the making use of the Italian recitativo with English... | |
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English opera before this innovation; the transition from an air to recitative music being more natural than the passing from a song to plain and ordinary speaking, which was the common method in Purcell's operas. 
