Old Italian
Americannoun
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The east wall of the palace group becomes Old Italian, to harmonize with the Roman architecture of the Machinery Palace opposite.
From The Jewel City by Ben Macomber
The truth is, we know but little of the Old Italian School of Singing.
From The Renaissance of the Vocal Art by Edmund Myer
This race of teachers is known to-day as the Old Italian School, and their system of instruction is called the Old Italian Method.
From The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern by David C. (David Clark) Taylor
So much has been said about the Old Italian Vocal Method that the very name brings ridicule in some quarters.
From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by James Francis Cooke
The Shibboleth, or trade cry, of the average modern vocal teacher is "The Old Italian School of Singing."
From The Renaissance of the Vocal Art by Edmund Myer
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