Bénigne de Bacilly

Bacilly’s most significant contribution to music had not been his compositions (sacred and secular songs — or life songs) but his discourse entitled “Remarques curieuses sur l’art de bien chanter” (Remarks regarding the art of great singing). Within this treatise Bacilly discusses the transfer and technique for singing sophistication notes (the adornments should be employed in purchase to emphasize the written text) and the way the structure of French poetry ought to be managed with the performer.