Blaze of Light in Every Word - Analyzing the Popular Singing Voice

A Blaze of Light in Every Word presents a new conceptual model for analyzing vocal delivery, bringing clarity to the relationship between the singing voice in pop music and its greater emotional signification for listeners.

About the author

Victoria Malawey is Associate Professor of Music at Macalester College. Her articles have been published in scholarly collections and journals such as Popular Music, Music Theory Online, The Journal of the Royal Musical Association, and Indiana Theory Review.

Summary

A Blaze of Light in Every Word presents a new conceptual model for analyzing vocal delivery, bringing clarity to the relationship between the singing voice in pop music and its greater emotional signification for listeners.

Additional text

This is the first 'complete' study of the popular singing voice. It will of course be a benchmark study for anyone doing research on the popular singing voice, performativity, and musical signification.

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Malawey, Victoria (Associate Professor of Music Malawey, Malawey Victoria
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780190052201
• ISBN: 978-0-19-005220-1
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Oxford Studies in Music Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, Theory of music & musicology, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, Theory of music and musicology