| Hi Mike,
Please......it's Ed, okay?
Do I advocate the transcription of vocal music in my studio(s)? No, but I don't see anything wrong with it aside from the fact that we lose the text -- the key element in vocal phrasing. Mozart, for example, usually followed 4 or 8 bar phrases when writing instrumental melody. This isn't always the case in an aria. That said, two of my students played vocal works (R. Strauss, Rachmaninov, somebody else(?) ) in recitals last year.
I believe that long, singing lines are fabulous to study. The many vocalises (Bordogni, Concone, etc.) that we commonly look at are a testament to this. You should also investigate the individual accompanied vocalise-etudes by composers such as Messiaen, Milhaud, Satie, Tailleferre, Poulenc, Faure, and others compiled by Hettich. Great stuff and you don't have to know French!
Best and keep posting. I'll keep watching here and chime in again.
EC |