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Early Music Sources: Maffei’s letter on how to learn singing diminutions without a teacher (1562)

This video focuses on a fascinating source from 1562: Giovanni Camillo Maffei, a Napolitan doctor, philosopher, and a musician, was asked by his patron to explain to him how the human voice works, as well as how can one learn to sing diminutions without a teacher.

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