Bel Canto: Principles and Practices by Reid, Cornelius L - 1950

Joseph Patelson Music House, Limited, 1972. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Joseph Patelson Music House, Limited, 1972. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Cover shows light edgewear; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Joseph Patelson Music House, Limited, 1972. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Joseph Patelson Music House, Limited, 1972. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Coleman-Ross Company, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 211 pp. Index. Extremely scarce 1st edition, inscribed and signed on the half title by Cornelius L. Reid to "priest - friend - pupil" Canon Bernard C. Newman, dated Christmas 1950. An important and influential work on bel canto by the noted voice teacher and music scholar. The book is still cited by vocal students and teachers for its clear insight and explanation of bel canto techniques. Includes Historic Background of Bel Canto; Early History of Voice Training; The Bel Canto Ideal (Loud vs Big, Resonance) ; Basic Principles of Bel Canto; The Mental Cocnept (Imitation) ; The Vocal Registers (Registers and Range; Registers and Intensity Control; Mutation of Registers; The Feigned Voice) ; Scales and Exercies (Building on the Soft) ; The Vibrato, Tremolo and Wobble; Breathing (Breath Control) ; Decline of Bel Canto; "Science vs. Early Tradition. Plus Bibliography and Index. Green… Read More

New York: Coleman-Ross Company, Inc. Very Good+. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Green cloth boards, gilt text, clean and sharp. Book is firm in binding, previous owner's name to front pastedown, unread. 211 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Coleman-Ross Company, Inc, 1950. First Edition. Cloth Covered Boards. Good. green cloth-covered boards with gold titles on front and spine, rubbing and tiny tears to foot of spine, light rubbing to head and corners. book interior clean and tight, "Dr. Geyer's Golden Rules For Good Vocal Health and Performance" laid-in at front end papers.