Jean-Joseph Mouret - Rondeau - William Picher

BELCANTO (ital. Bel canto, belcanto, lit. - beautiful singing) - a brilliant light and elegant style of singing characteristic of ital. wok. art ser. 17 - 1st floor. 19 centuries; in a wider modern. Understanding - wok melodiousness. execution. B. requires the singer to perfect the technique of voice control: impeccable cantilena, filirovka, virtuoso coloratura, emotionally saturated beautiful singing tone. B. 's appearance is associated with the development of a wok homophonic style. music, the formation of ital. operas (early 17th century). In the future, keeping art. basis, ital. B. evolved, enriched with new artistic techniques, colors.