The Castrato : Reflections on Natures and Kinds /

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The Castrato is a nuanced exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feldman, Martha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Castrati.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Castrats.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Note on Textual Transcription, Translations, Lexicon, and Musical Nomenclature; PART ONE. REPRODUCTION; 1. Of Strange Births and Comic Kin; 2. The Man Who Pretended to Be Who He Was: A Tale of Reproduction; PART TWO. VOICE; 3. Red Hot Voice; 4. Castrato De Luxe; PART THREE. HALF-LIGHT; 5. Cold Man, Money Man, Big Man Too; 6. Shadow Voices, Castrato and Non; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index.

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