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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1PATTI: prima donna at 16.
2PASTA: début at 15.
3RONZI: an established favourite at 16.
4SCHRODER-DEVRIENT: brilliant début at 16.
5SONTAG: prima donna at 15.
6ANN STORACE: oratorio début at 11.
7TIETJENS: début about 15.
8This overwhelming evidence disposes of the contention of some modern teachers that "all girls' voices are mezzo-soprano to the age of 15."
10Voice-building The training and development of the voice.
11Voice-production The training and development of the voice.
12"More humbug has been written about voice-production than any subject under heaven except patent medicines."—American paper.
13There is no royal road to the acquisition of a beautiful voice, and no "secret method" of voice-training known only to "quacks." The broad lines of vocal development—subject to variation in special cases—are well-known to all reputable singing teachers. They may be briefly summarized as follows: (1) Control of breathing; (2) Pose of body; (3) Proper position of the head, mouth, tongue, lips, teeth, &c.; (4) Attack and production of long evenly-sustained tones on the various vowel sounds; (5) Proper practice of scales, slow and quick; (6) Messa di voce (q.v.); (7) Solfeggi, and similar exercises to promote flexibility of voice. To these should be added correct pronunciation and enunciation, expression, and style. Sometimes special exercises have to be practised for the control of the soft palate, the tongue, the avoidance of nasal tone, &c. "No system of training can make a bad voice into a good one; but every voice can be improved—some vastly—by diligent and well-directed practice."
15Voice-part. (1) A vocal part. (2) Any part in a musical score. (See Voice.)
17Voicing. Regulating the tone-quality and loudness of an organ pipe.
19VOIGT, Carl. Hamburg, 1808-79.
20Organized and conducted the Hamburg Cäcilien-verein.
22Voilé(e) (F.). Veiled.
24Voix (F.). Voice; part; singer.
25Voix aigre. A harsh shrill voice.
26Voix angélique. A Vox angelica (q.v.).
27Voix céleste(s). An organ stop, with two rows of pipes, one slightly sharper than the other, producing an undulating effect.
28Voix de poitrine. Chest voice.
29Voix de tête. Head voice.
30Voix éclatante. A loud piercing voice.
31Voix glapissante. A shrill voice.
32Voix grêle. A sharp, thin voice.
33Voix humaine. (See Vox humana.)
34Voix voilée. A veiled voice.
35À deux voix. For 2 voices or parts.
36À trois voix. For 3 voices or parts.
37À quatre voix. For 4 voices or parts.
38De vive voix. Orally; viva voce.
39Donner la voix. To sing out.
40Une belle voix. A fine (beautiful) voice.
42Vokal' (G.). Vocal.
43Vokal'musik. Vocal music.
44Vokal'stil. In a cappella style. (See A cappella.)
46Volan'te (I.). "Flying;" swift, light.
48Vola'ta (I.) (G., Vola'te; F., Volatine.)
49Volati'na (I.) A short run, trill, or other light and rapid series of notes.
51VOL'BACH, Fritz. Dr. Phil. Condr. and composer; b. Wipperfürth, nr. Cologne, 1861. Since 1919 Prof. at University Münster, i.W.
52Works: Symphonies, choral works, Biography of Handel, "The Modern Orchestra and its Development."
54VOLCK'LAND, Dr. Alfred. Pianist; b. Brunswick, 1841. Courtcapellmeister, Sondershausen, 1867; condr. Leipzig "Euterpe," 1869-75; condr., Basle, 1875. D. 1905.
56VOLCK'MAR, Dr. Wilhelm V. Fine orgt.; b. nr. Cassel, 1812; d. 1887. Music teacher, Homburg Seminary, from 1835.
57Works: several org. concertos, 20 org. sonatas, an org. symphony, an "Orgelschule," &c.
59Volée (F.). A Volata (q.v.).
61VOL'KERT, Franz. B. Heimersdorf, Bohemia, 1767; d. 1845. Capellmeister Leopoldstadt Th., Vienna, from 1821.
62Works: over 100 singspiele, comic operas, &c.; church music, org. music, pf. pieces.
64VOLK'MANN, F. Robert. Noted composer. b. Lommatzsch, Saxony, 1815; d: Pesth, 1883. Greatly encouraged in his musical studies by Schumann. Lived chiefly in Pesth from 1842, in sad poverty.
65Works: 2 symphonies, 2 overtures, 3 serenades for strings, a 'cello concerto, a concertstück for pf. and orch.; 6 string quartets, and much other chamber music; numerous pf. pieces (including transcriptions of songs by Mozart, Schubert, &c.); pf. pieces for 4 hands; masses and choruses for male voices; works for soli, chorus, and orch.; many songs, &c.
67VOLKMAN, Hans. Dr. Phil. B. Bischofswerda, 1875. Writer on music, &c.
68Works: "Robt. Volkmann," (1902), "Astorga," (1911-19); many vols. on Beethoven.
70Volks'gesang (G.)
71Volks'lied (G.)
72Volks'weise (G.)
73A folk-song; a people's song.
75Im Volks'ton. In the style of a folk-song.
76Volks'ausgabe. People's edition; popular edition.
77Volks't(h)ümlich. In imitation of a folk-song; national, popular.
78Volks't(h)ümliches Lied. An "art-song" in the style of a folk-song. Specially, a combination of a Kunstlied and a Volkslied; i.e., an art song which becomes adopted as a folk-song.
80Voll (G.). Full; complete.
81Gedank'envoll. Full of thought; thoughtfully.
82Stim'mungsvoll. Full of expression.
83Vol'les Orches'ter. Full orchestra.
84Vol'les Werk. Full organ.
85Vol'les Werk oh'ne Mixtu'ren. Full organ without mixtures.
86Mit vol'lem Werk'e. Full organ.
87Vol'gesang. With the full chorus.
88Voll'griffig. In full chords.
89Voll'kommen. Perfect, perfectly.
90Voll'kommene Kadenz'. A perfect cadence.
91Voll Rüh'rung. Full of emotion.
92Voll Sehn'sucht. Full of yearning, longing.
93Voll'stimmig. (1) In full chords. (2) For many parts. (3) Full-toned.
94Voll'stimmiger Akkord'. A full (complete) chord.
95Voll'stimmigkeit. Fulness of tone.
96Voll'tönend Sonorous, full-toned.
97Voll'tönig
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