Women singers in global contexts : music, biography, identity / / edited by Ruth Hellier ; afterword by Ellen Koskoff
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| Titolo: |
Women singers in global contexts : music, biography, identity / / edited by Ruth Hellier ; afterword by Ellen Koskoff
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| Pubblicazione: | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 780.92/52 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Women singers |
| Women singers - Social conditions | |
| Altri autori: |
HellierRuth
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""The Companion Website""; ""Introduction. Vocal Herstories: Resonances of Singing, Individuals, and Authors Ruth Hellier""; ""1. Akiko Fujii: Telling the Musical Life Stories of a Hereditary Jiuta Singer of Japan Shino Arisawa""; ""2. Amelia Pedroso: The Voice of a Cuban Priestess Leading from the Inside Amanda Villepastour""; ""3. Ayben:""The Girl's Voice in Turkish Rap"" Thomas Solomon""; ""4. Ixya Herrera: Gracefully Nurturing ""Mexico"" with Song in the U.S.A. Ruth Hellier"" |
| ""5. Kyriakou Pelagia: The Housewife/Grandmother-Star of Cyprus Nicoletta Demetriou""""6. Lexine Solomon: Songs of Connection and Celebration by a Torres Strait Islander Katelyn Barney""; ""7. Marysia's Voice: Defining Home through Song in Poland and Canada Louise Wrazen""; ""8. Sathima Bea Benjamin: Musical Echoes and the Poetics of a South African-American Musical Self Car""; ""9. Sima's Choices: Negotiating Repertoires and Identities in Contemporary Iran Gay Breyley""; ""10. Zainab Herawi: Finding Acclaim in the Conservative Islamic Culture of Afghanistan Veronica Doubl"" | |
| ""Afterword Ellen Koskoff""""Appendix""; ""Contributors""; ""Index"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Exploring and celebrating individual lives in diverse situations, this work is a new departure in the study of women's worldwide music-making. Ten unique women constitute the heart of this volume: each one has engaged her singing voice as a central element in her life, experiencing various opportunities, tensions, and choices through her vocality. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Women singers in global contexts |
| ISBN: | 0-252-09436-0 |
| 1-299-14790-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807206303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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