Today:
Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Day of Reflection. Nobody can read everything that appears here each day, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
/u/LinuxLinus had my favorite answer of the week, a great post on baseball and the 1920 death of Ray Chapman.
/u/erus unloaded a three-parter on changes in performance practice for instrumentalists in the 17th-19th centuries. Musical examples included. Treat yourself.
/u/caffarelli told us about virtuosic singing techniques in Italian opera in a discussion on performance practice.
There are a couple terms that might sound strange if you are not into vocal music, but don't worry about those and just keep reading.