Tenor History of a Voice John Potter - Publication date: - 03
Aug 2010 - 306 pages: 198 x 129 x 24mm - 12 black-&-white
illustrations From its emergence in the sixteenth century to the
phenomenon of the 'Three Tenors' and beyond, the tenor voice has
grown in popularity and esteem. This engaging and authoritative
book - the first comprehensive history of tenor singing -
presents fascinating details about the world's great performers,
styles of singing in different countries, teachers and music
schools, the variety of compositions for the tenor voice, and
much more. John Potter begins by surveying the prehistory of the
tenor in the medieval period, when Gregorian chant and early
polyphony had implications for a voice-type, and proceeds to the
sixteenth century, when singers were first identified as tenors.
He focuses on many of the greatest tenors - those who predated
the gramophone as well as those whose recorded voices may still
be heard - and considers the ways in which each is historically
significant. The