{"product_id":"vocal-authority-singing-style-and-ideology-paperback-9780521027434","title":"Vocal Authority; Singing Style and Ideology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521027434","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVocal Authority\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSinging Style and Ideology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fascinating history of singing styles from the ancient world to the present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Potter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521027434, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages, 2 b\/w illus.  1 music example\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.366 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The book brings enlightenment of some kind on each page …' Musical Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy do singers sing in the way they do? Why, for example, is western classical singing so different from pop singing? How is it that Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé could sing together? These are the kinds of questions which John Potter, a singer with the Hilliard Ensemble and Red Byrd, and himself the master of many styles, poses in this fascinating book, which is effectively a history of singing style. He finds the reasons to be primarily ideological rather than specifically musical. His book identifies particular historical 'moments of change' in singing technique and style, and relates these to a three-stage theory of style based on the relationship of singing to text. There is a substantial section on meaning in singing, and a discussion of how the transmission of meaning is enabled or inhibited by different varieties of style or technique.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Classical ideology and the pre-history of singing\u003cbr\u003e 2. The medieval period: religion, literacy and control\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Italian baroque revolution\u003cbr\u003e 4. The development of the modern voice\u003cbr\u003e 5. Concerts, choirs and music halls\u003cbr\u003e 6. Armstrong to Sinatra: swing and sub-text\u003cbr\u003e 7. Early music and the avant garde: twentieth-century fragmentation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Elvis Presley to rap: moments of change since the forties\u003cbr\u003e 9. Singing and social processes\u003cbr\u003e 10. Towards a theory of vocal style\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e List of references\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Music: styles \u0026amp; genres [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Music: styles \u0026amp; genres\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Music:%20styles%20\u0026amp;%20genres%20%5BAVG%5D%22\"\u003eAVG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003373015320,"sku":"9780521027434","price":37.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521027434i_eac8d782-c054-4cbc-920a-c67b2e9f02b5.jpg?v=1694964750","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/vocal-authority-singing-style-and-ideology-paperback-9780521027434","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}