Study On Artistic Style And Singing Practice Of Tostei Art Song "The Last Song"

Francesco Paolo Tosti(1846-1916),an Italian composer,born in Altona,province of Abruzzi,Italy,was a British author who worked as a musician and vocal educator.The lyrics are mostly lyrical verses that were popular at the time,so they are easy to understand."The Last Song" tells the story of a young man who learns that his beloved Nina will marry away tomorrow,and sadly he runs to Nina’s residence to sing the last song to express his nostalgia and reluctance,recalling all kinds of past in the song,and finally unable to do anything about the feelings that are about to die.Understand the author’s experience and creative style,and start with the compositional style,accompaniment texture,score notation and other aspects,summarize the characteristics of music,and then express emotions more appropriately when singing.From the perspective of vocal singing professional bite words,breath,singing state,etc.,the lyrics should be expressed clearly,not ambiguous,the breath should be controlled just right,to avoid incoherent performance of the song due to insufficient breath,in the singing to always maintain the resonance of the head cavity,must not deliberately pursue "thick" and "bright" timbre to make their own vocalization method wrong,the effect is muffled or sharp and harsh.