About the book
Giuseppe Concone (1801–1861) was a Turin singing teacher and composer, and his books of lessons are among the plainest songs a singer is taught from. The 50 Lessons, Op. 9 (50 Lezioni di canto per il medium della voce) are written for the middle of the voice: each is a short piece without words, for voice and piano, and each has one thing to teach — a sustained line, an even scale, a turn, a long breath.
The print. This is the Ricordi edition (E.R. 1167). The tempo words and metronome marks are the print’s own, and the lessons are sung on the syllables of the solfège or on a vowel.
What is here. Lessons 1–50 of the fifty; the rest of the book is to follow. Each lesson plays with its piano accompaniment, which is Concone’s own and is never drawn, only heard.
Source: Ricordi, Milan (E.R. 1167).
