On Sun, 9 Apr 2000 sopran@a... wrote:
> You might try to contact Julianne Baird, who has taught many classes on
> Baroque embellishment. As a soprano, she should be able to make some
> recommendations, or even help you develop your own ornaments if you are near
> enough to work with her. (I believe that she lives in New Jersey. I think
> you'll find that she's a very nice person as well as a fine singer and
> Baroque specialist).
Thanks for the advice, but I live in Australia so getting to the US might
prove difficult:)
> A good coach (or conductor) should also be able to give you some help. Look
> for someone who is knowledgeable in Baroque repertoire and performance
> practice.
>
> A music library at a good university or NY's Lincoln Center library would
> doubtless have books on the subject. I know that there is at least one book
> about ornaments for Messiah arias, and I'm sure that there must be others.
If you could give me any more information about these references, I'd
really appreciate it. I've raided the university libraries and come up
empty handed so far...
> Last but not least, try searching on Amazon.com and also on some of the
> vocal-related web sites (try searching on "opera" or "vocal repertoire" for
> starters, and explore the links on various sites)--it's amazing what you can
> find.
There is surprisingly little on the internet with regards to creating
ornaments, let alone differenciating between styles of ornamentation
appropriate to period. It has been very disappointing and I was
really surprised to find so little information on the Net about it.
Thanks for your help:)
Kylie
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