How high should boys sing? Gender, authenticity and credibility in the young male voice
A boy sings...a beautiful thing' (www.boychoirs.org), but is it? What kinds of boy, singing what kinds of music and to whom? Martin Ashley presents a unique consideration of boys' singing that shows the high voice to be historically, culturally and physiologically more problematic even tha...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798360806719 |
| Sumario: | A boy sings...a beautiful thing' (www.boychoirs.org), but is it? What kinds of boy, singing what kinds of music and to whom? Martin Ashley presents a unique consideration of boys' singing that shows the high voice to be historically, culturally and physiologically more problematic even than is commonly assumed. Through Ashley's extensive conversations with young performers and analysis of their reception by 'peer audiences', the research reveals that the common supposition that 'boys don't want to sound like girls' is far from adequate in explaining the 'missing males' syndrome that can perple |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 182 p. ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781315587165 9781317120841 9781282261303 9786612261305 9780754696148 |
