Vocalises by B. Lütgen (20 Daily Exercises) For Vocal Flexibility and Colorature

The aim of these studies is to render the voice sufficiently flexible and mellow to execute easily and elegantly the colorature and embellishments found in the words of our great composers. They are intended to be, for the singer, what Czerny's school of Velocity is for the pianist. Proceeding from the principle, that it is unpractical to practice a variety of difficult passages at the same time, I begin with exercises on two, three, and four tones, then advancing progressively to more difficult exercises; leaving it to the teacher to transpose them a semitone higher or lower. However, in order to avoid the monotony and lassitude which are almost inseparable from a strictly methodic course of study, I have endeavored to clothe my exercises in a musical and agreeable form; and have made them very short, to prevent overexertion of the voice. Following its avowed purpose, this work contains no exercises for sustained tones; and it will suffice to sing daily a few long-sustained tones, before taking up these exercises. The results obrained with this method, and its approbation by several of the highest musical authorities, justify my hope, that it will find a favorable reception. B. Lütgen

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