Old Italian
Americannoun
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Even in the palmiest days of the Old Italian School, there were forces at work which were destined to influence the entire vocal world.
From The Renaissance of the Vocal Art by Edmund Myer
Similarly, the avenue between Mines and Varied Industries is the same on both sides, carrying out the Old Italian of the east front, and with The Miner repeated in the portal niches of both palaces.
From The Jewel City by Ben Macomber
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
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
Thus we have had the period known as "The Old Italian School of Singing."
From The Renaissance of the Vocal Art by Edmund Myer
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