HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT IBD

Sinopse

An Englishman and Londoner, Hermann Klein (1856-1934) was a prolific writer,ávoice teacher,áand student of the legendary voice teacher Manuel García (1805-1906).áAfter arriving in New York City in 1901 to teach García',s method, Klein became the Chairman of the newly-formed National Association of Teachers of Singing. To further the organization',s goal of bringing standards and certification to the singing teacher profession,áKlein wrote an 84-page singing manual utilizing the new technology of the gramophone. In doing so, Klein documented the studio teaching of the father of voice science, revealing details of García',s method for the first time.áHowever, Klein',s manual was subsequently lost for more than a century after the quest for certification failed,áKlein returned to England, and the recordings perished in a fire&mdash,twice.ááIn a well-documented introduction, the author recounts how he discovered Klein',s manual hidden in plain sight,ádiscusses its history and significance for modern students and teachers of singing, and addresses García',s controversial teaching of voice placement.áWhile this historic manual was originally published for four voice types,áthis publication is a facsimile of the tenor voice edition. Please note that it does not contain the tenor recordings,áwhich, despite a decade of searching,áhave not been found.áHowever, in a curious twist of fate,áthe contralto recordings were discovered during the book',s publication and can be heard atáYouTubeáandáSoundcloud.áWe owe their existence to the foresight and generosity of John Wolfson, a record collector and patron of the arts in New York City.