Composing for Voice : A Guide for Composers, Singers, and Teachers


Paul. Barker
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2014.
Omfang
1 online resource (220 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Composing for Voice; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; List of Musical Examples; 1 The Voice Today: An Evaluation; Vocal versus Non-Vocal; The View Back; 2 How the Voice Works: A Composer's Perspective; Vocal Categories; Legato and Leaps; Air and Breath; Dynamics; Flexibility and Stamina; Composing Between the Notes; Extended Voice Techniques; 3 Voice/Text/Music; Text and Music; Text and Voice; The Nature of Language; The Nature of the Singing Voice; Vowels; Diphthongs; Consonants; Sibilants; Vibrato; Text Effect; Nudity and Performance. - Songs without WordsWords without Songs; Identical Texts; Time Limits; One Breath; Writing a Song for Children to Hear; Improvisation; Further Projects; Appendix 1: Vocal Nomenclature; Soprano; Mezzo-Soprano; Alto; Male Alto/Countertenor; Tenor; Baritone; Bass; Appendix 2: An Application of the International Phonetic Alphabet; Bibliography and Further Reading; Index. - Text Underlay in ScoresSinging and Speaking; 4 The Singer and the Actor; Differences Between Singers and Actors; Similarities Between Singers and Actors; The Synthesis of Music, Dance, and Drama; 5 Considerations of Style; The Last Romantic Artist; A Shopping List; Some Composers' Solutions; 6 Singers on Composers; Singers' Biographies; 7 Conclusions and a Way Forward; The Ultimate Challenge of the Voice; How Our Audience Hears; Male and Female Voices: Reason versus Emotion; Going for a Song; Toward a Compositional Theory; 8 Educational Activities; Street Songs; Composing On One Note. - First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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0415941865. - 0415941873

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