Read more
Informationen zum Autor Paul Alan Barker is Professor of Music Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. Maria Huesca is Lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. Klappentext Composing for Voice: Exploring Voice, Language and Music, Second Edition, elucidates how language and music function together from the perspectives of composers, singers and actors, providing an understanding of the complex functions of the voice pedagogically, musicologically and dramatically. Composing for Voice examines the voice across a wide range of musical genres (including pop, jazz, folk, classical, opera and the musical) and explores the fusion of language and music that is unique to song. This second edition is enlarged to attract a wider readership amongst all music and theatre professionals and educators, whilst also engaging an international audience with the introduction of new co-author Maria Huesca. New to the second edition: A review of the history of singing An overview of the development of melisma A chapter to help performers understand each other, as singers and actors often receive disparate educations Case studies and qualitative research around song, lyric and meaning A discussion of the synthetic voice An introduction to the concept of embodied composition Interviews with composers and singers Summaries of various vocal styles A website with links to performances discussed, as well as related workshops: www.composingforvoice.com Composing for Voice: Exploring Voice, Language and Music, Second Edition, articulates possibilities for the practical exploration of language, music and voice by composers, singers and actors. Zusammenfassung Composing for Voice: Exploring Voice! Language and Music! Second Edition! elucidates how language and music function together from the perspectives of composers! singers and actors! providing an understanding of the complex functions of the voice pedagogically! musicologically and dramatically. Composing for Voice examines the voice across a wide range of musical genres (including pop! jazz! folk! classical! opera and the musical) and explores the fusion of language and music that is unique to song. This second edition is enlarged to attract a wider readership amongst all music and theatre professionals and educators! whilst also engaging an international audience with the introduction of new co-author Maria Huesca.New to the second edition:A review of the history of singingAn overview of the development of melismaA chapter to help performers understand each other! as singers and actors often receive disparate educationsCase studies and qualitative research around song! lyric and meaningA discussion of the synthetic voiceAn introduction to the concept of embodied compositionInterviews with composers and singersSummaries of various vocal stylesA website with linksto performances discussed! as well as related workshops: www.composingforvoice.comComposing for Voice: Exploring Voice! Language and Music! Second Edition! articulates possibilities for the practical exploration of language! music and voice by composers! singers and actors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Words Chapter 2. Composers and Singers Chapter 3. The Nature of the Singing Voice: A Composer's Perspective Chapter 4. Voice/Music/Text I Chapter 5. Voice/Music/Text II Chapter 6. The Singer and Actor — and Beyond Chapter 7. Vocal Examples Chapter 8. Singers on Composers Chapter 9. Conclusions and a Way Forward Chapter 10. Educational Activities ...
