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The supernatural voice : a history of high male singing /
Covering a period from the Ancient World to the present day, the book suggests that until very recently, falsettists and counter-tenors have been distinct vocal genres.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Suffolk, England ; New York :
The Boydell Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface: A Declaration of Disinterest
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 The Discovery of Alfred Deller
- Extempore 1 An Inartistic Trick: Physiology and Terminology
- Chapter 2 The Ancient World to the Middle Ages
- Extempore 2 A Famine in Tenors: The Historically Developing Human Larynx
- Chapter 3 Renaissance Europe
- Extempore 3 Are We Too Loud? The Impact of Volume on Singing Styles
- Chapter 4 Late Medieval and Renaissance England
- Extempore 4 Reserved Spaniards: Cultural Stereotypes and the High Male Voice
- Chapter 5 Baroque Europe
- Extempore 5 Into Man's Estate: Changing Boys' Voices and Nascent Falsettists
- Chapter 6 Baroque England
- Extempore 6 A Musicological Red Herring: The Etymology of the Counter-Tenor
- Chapter 7 The Nineteenth Century
- Extempore 7 The Bearded Lady: Gender Identity and Falsetto
- Chapter 8 The Early Twentieth Century
- Extempore 8The Angel's Voice: Falsetto in Popular Music
- Chapter 9 The Modern Counter-Tenor
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backcover.