Here, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late 16th and early 17th centuries t... » 

Here, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late 16th and early 17th centuries to the 21st century. He offers a definition of bel canto that reconciles historical and scientific descriptions of good singing. «