COMPLETE METHOD FOR RHYTHMICAL ARTICULATION
BY PASQUALE BONA
TRANSLATED BY DR. TH. BAKER

PAGES: 80
PUBLISHER: DOVER PUBLICATIONS
SERIES: DOVER BOOKS ON MUSIC: INSTRUCTION
PUBLICATION DATE: 12TH JUNE 2024
FORMAT: PAPERBACK

DESCRIPTION:
-CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY IN MILAN AND OTHER SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, PASQUALE BONA`S COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO RHYTHMIC ARTICULATION IS WRITTEN FOR SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS OF ALL LEVELS, FROM BEGINNERS TO PROFESSIONALS. BONA PROVIDES 120 ÉTUDES FEATURING PRACTICAL METHODS FOR LEARNING RESPECTIVE TIME VALUES AND THEIR INTERACTION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MUSICAL PHRASES, FROM THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RHYTHM THEORY TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARTICULATION AND HOW TO APPLY ARTICULATION TO VARIOUS MUSICAL STYLES. THESE INSIGHTFUL METHODS AND EXERCISES PROMOTE A MORE NUANCED INTERPRETATION, ELEVATING A MUSICIAN`S PERFORMANCE TO HIGHER LEVELS OF MELODIC EXPRESSIVENESS.

CONTENTS:
-PREFACE
-INTRODUCTION
-PRELIMINARY REMARKS
-ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
-FIRST PART
-SECOND PART
-THIRD PART