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Vocal tracks : performance and sound media /

This entertaining and innovative book focuses on vocal performance styles that developed in tandem with the sound technologies of the phonograph, radio, and sound film. Writing in a clear and lively style, Jacob Smith looks at these media technologies and industries through the lens of performance,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Jacob, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This entertaining and innovative book focuses on vocal performance styles that developed in tandem with the sound technologies of the phonograph, radio, and sound film. Writing in a clear and lively style, Jacob Smith looks at these media technologies and industries through the lens of performance, bringing to light a fascinating nexus of performer, technology, and audience. Combining theories of film sound, cultural histories of sound technologies and industries, and theories of performance, Smith convincingly connects disparate and largely neglected performance niches to explore the developm.
Notas:"An Ahmanson book in the humanities"--Page 4 of cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.
ISBN:9780520942844
0520942841
1281752673
9781281752673
9786611752675
6611752676