Nicola Vaccai's Practical Vocal Method (Soprano Or Tenor) is complete and scrupulous, providing an ideal preparation for a certain type of 'pre-Rossinian vocalism' which is attracting renewed interest. This edition is acritical and technical revision of the composer's original work by Elio Battaglia.

The completeness and centrality of Vaccai's method is further demonstrated by the practical examples on the accompanying CD. The CD containsa recording of the whole method for both fem