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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450098803321

Autore

Mabry Sharon

Titolo

Exploring twentieth-century vocal music [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide to innovations in performance and repertoire / / Sharon Mabry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

1-280-48170-6

0-19-534961-X

1-60256-898-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

782/.009/04

Soggetti

Singing - Instruction and study

Vocal music - 20th century - Instruction and study

Vocal music - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Part I: New Directions; 1 The Art of Singing Twentieth-Century Music; 2 Choosing Appropriate Repertoire; 3 Vocal Requirements of Twentieth-Century Music: Common Characteristics; 4 Vocal Coloration; Part II: Nontraditional Notation and Extended Vocal Techniques; 5 The New Language of Notation; 6 Vocal Hybrids: Sprechstimme and Recitation; 7 Nontextual Sonic Vocabularies; 8 Vocal Effects; Appendix A: SAMPLE PROGRAMS; Appendix B: SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE; Appendix C: SOURCES FOR COMPOSER AND SCORE LOCATION; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U

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Sommario/riassunto

A people-centred book designed to aid singers and voice teachers to discover and decipher the innovative repertoire of the 20th century, this title familiarizes the reader with new notation systems employed by some contemporary composers and suggests rehearsal techniques and vocal exercises that should help singers prepare to tackle the repertoire.