A History of Singing
Autor John Potter, Neil Sorrellen Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 feb 2014
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781107630093
ISBN-10: 1107630096
Pagini: 358
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1107630096
Pagini: 358
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Introduction; Part I. Imagined Voices: Mythology and Muses; Part II. Historical Voices: 1. The genesis of the Western tradition; 2. The emerging soloist and the primacy of text; 3. The age of the virtuoso; 4. The nineteenth-century revolution; Part III. Recorded Voices: 5. A great tradition: singing through history - history through singing; 6. Classical singing in the twentieth century: recording and retrenchment; 7. Post-classical: beyond the mainstream; 8. The emancipation of the popular voice; 9. Sung and unsung: singers and songs of the non English-speaking world; Part IV. Sources and Reference: 10. Sources; Bibliography.
Recenzii
'A fascinating book … the authors are good at suggesting the social and political factors that influenced how singing evolved. And they vividly evoke those seminal moments when Western art-singing changed for ever.' Richard Morrison, The Times
'Fascinating … Potter and Sorrell are imaginative and acute with sometimes fugitive evidence.' The Guardian
'[Adopts] an attractive narrative style.' Opera
'This isn't just a good book for anyone interested in vocal music: it is an essential one.' Literary Review
'… it quickly becomes clear that the joint authors share an engaging prose style …' Gramophone Magazine
'Compulsive reading for anyone who wants to see and appreciate singing on a world stage.' Methodist Recorder
'The book is an impressive achievement … fascinating fragments of knowledge are dispensed.' Classical Guitar
'… there is something to fascinate in every paragraph …' BBC Music Magazine
'Considering a vast scope of subject matter that is difficult to cover in a single volume, this book provides important historical perspectives on many aspects of singing.' Choice
'… bristles with facts. Though written for the expert, it is equally accessible to the amateur alto.' The Economist
'Fascinating … Potter and Sorrell are imaginative and acute with sometimes fugitive evidence.' The Guardian
'[Adopts] an attractive narrative style.' Opera
'This isn't just a good book for anyone interested in vocal music: it is an essential one.' Literary Review
'… it quickly becomes clear that the joint authors share an engaging prose style …' Gramophone Magazine
'Compulsive reading for anyone who wants to see and appreciate singing on a world stage.' Methodist Recorder
'The book is an impressive achievement … fascinating fragments of knowledge are dispensed.' Classical Guitar
'… there is something to fascinate in every paragraph …' BBC Music Magazine
'Considering a vast scope of subject matter that is difficult to cover in a single volume, this book provides important historical perspectives on many aspects of singing.' Choice
'… bristles with facts. Though written for the expert, it is equally accessible to the amateur alto.' The Economist
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Descriere
From its prehistoric past to its multicultural present, this history examines singing as a historical and universal phenomenon.