The Bel canto war : a critical and annotated translation of Vincenzo Manfredini's Regole armoniche, Part III (1797) with relevant essay

Manfredini wrote in a very flowery style, with rambling sentences, as was not uncommon in his time.I have tried to maintain the literary meaning, while dividing some of the sentences and eliminating repetitive phrases when necessary for clarity.In the original text the intent of a phrase is often obscured by the numerous 'asides' included in the same sentence.This is exceedingly difficult for contemporary readers and was quite possibly a challenge even for Manfredini's audience.In my attempts to decipher Manfredini's primary intention, it was often helpful to separate disparate thoughts and eliminate redundancies.Regole Armoniche second ed.(1797) Part III has been translated in its entirety in chapter four.This portion focuses on vocal technique and was not included in the first edition.More than likely, it was added in 1797 as a public retort to assertions by Giambattista Mancini.I have also included some quotations from Regole Armoniche, first ed.(1775).Manfredini's references to singing technique in the first edition are primarily found in his footnotes.In citing these references, I have included the original text in Italian as well as an English translation. CHAPTER I VINCENZO MANFREDINIVincenzo Manfedini was born into a family of professional musicians on October 22, 1737.As was so often the custom in the eighteenth century, the Manfredinis passed knowledge of their craft from generation to generation, creating a rather lengthy family legacy.Indeed, the family's association with the cathedral music in their native town of Pistoia extended well over a century.There was at least one Manfredini on the cathedral roster of musicians continuously from 1684 to 1803.' Pistoia is an ancient Roman city, nestled at the foothills of the Apennines in northeastern Tuscany.A mere twenty-three miles from Florence, it has largely been overshadowed by its better known sister.Recent interest in Baroque music has once again unearthed the musical history of this region and the activity which flourished in the Pistoia cathedral.Musical families such as the Melani, Rivani, Magagni and Gherardeschi join the Manfredini's in their Pistoian roots.The city also has the infamous reputation of instigating the schism between the Black and White Guelphs after it was 2 • • conquered by Guelph Florence in 1254.Pistoia was:1

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