The Cambridge Companion to SingingJohn Potter Ranging from medieval music to Madonna and beyond, this book covers in detail the many aspects of the voice. |
Contents
Songlines vocal traditions in world music | 9 |
Rock singing | 28 |
The evolving language of rap | 42 |
Jazz singing the first hundred years | 53 |
Stage and screen entertainers in the twentieth century | 63 |
Song into theatre the beginnings of opera | 83 |
Grand opera nineteenthcentury revolution and twentiethcentury tradition | 96 |
European art song | 111 |
Ensemble singing | 158 |
The voice in the Middle Ages | 165 |
Reconstructing preRomantic singing technique | 178 |
Alternative voices contemporary vocal techniques | 192 |
The teaching and learning of singing | 204 |
Childrens singing | 221 |
Where does the sound come from? | 231 |
Notes | 248 |
English cathedral choirs in the twentieth century | 123 |
Sacred choral music in the United States an overview | 133 |
Some notes on choral singing | 151 |
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