Singing in the 20th century : a recollection of performance & pedagogy / by James D. Deere.
| Author/creator | Deere, James D. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Bloomington, IN : AuthorHouse, 2005. |
| Description | xii, 124 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Singing in the twentieth century |
| Contents | Introduction: The world of singing -- Basics and beginnings. Posture -- Breathing -- The attack and the glottis -- The categories of female voices. Speaking of women's voices -- The soubrette and soubrette-coloratura -- The lyric soprano and lyric-coloratura -- The lirico spinto soprano -- The dramatic soprano -- The mezzo soprano -- The contralto -- The categories of male singing voices. Characteristics of male singers -- The countertenor -- Speaking of the tenor voice -- The tenorile, or Irish tenor -- The lyric tenor -- The lirico spinto tenor -- The dramatic tenor -- The baritone -- The bass -- The Passaggi, female and male. The female passaggi -- The male passaggi -- The vowels. In search of closed vowels -- Italian singing vowels and modification -- Legato technique. The Portamento -- Drinking in the tone -- Resonance and color. Fundamental and upper: the singer's formant -- Coloration of the voice -- Darker coloration for the lower voices -- Bel canto and the nineteenth century -- Definitions, needs & problems. Voice parts vs. voice fach -- Problems of range -- Tensions in the voice -- Centering the voice -- Maladies of the voice -- Maturation of the voice -- Belting for Broadway -- Strategies for the teaching of singing. Introduction -- Begin at the beginning -- Approaches and styles of teaching singing -- Classification of voices -- Maintain a catalogue of vocalises -- Introduce the Portamento early -- Adding vocal color -- Thought and ethics in vocal study. Thinking about singing. |
| Abstract | This book examines a century of the world's singing through a prism of pedagogy. Based primarily within a discussion of a century's teaching of singing, the book illustrates many strengths and occasional weaknesses in outstanding performances that demonstrate aspects of learning to sing. Sometimes the anomalies that occur in performances, and in careers, express the artist's thinking about singing, and these have implications for the study of singing. Some chapters explore basic vocal technique and classifications of women's and men's voices. Other chapters outline the passages of vocal register, using the vowels for singing, legato technique, and resonance and color. The book is completed with a miscellaneous chapter on vocal problems, strategies for teaching singing, and finally, ethics and thought regarding singing and the teaching of singing. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004096037 |
| ISBN | 1418430684 |
| ISBN | 9781418430689 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | MT820 .D44 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |