French Opera Before 1750

Medical Dissertations of Psychiatric Interest Printed before 1750

Medical Dissertations of Psychiatric Interest Printed before 1750, by OsKAR DIETHELM, Basle, Karger, 1971, pp. viii, 211, £4 45. The author is known to students of the history of psychiatry particularly for the historical collection at Cornell University Medical College which he founded when he became its professor of psychiatry in 1936 and which bears his-name. In retirement he has used its re...

The History of Musical Temperament and Pitch Before 1750

Vocal Assessment Before, After, and the Day After Opera Performance.

OBJECTIVE To explore aerodynamic, acoustic, and laryngeal changes surrounding opera performance. STUDY DESIGN Prospective preperformance, postperformance, and day after performance. METHODS The laryngeal and vocal function of five male and five female classically trained singers was assessed immediately before, immediately after, and 1 day after an actual operatic performance. Phonatory thr...

Opera Campus Opera Campus

Great Lakes Creoles: A French-Indian Community on the Northern Borderlands, Prairie Du Chien, 1750-1860