The Substance of Style: How Singing Creates Sound in Lieder Recordings, 1902-1939
- ISBN-10
- 0549652019
- ISBN-13
- 9780549652014
- Pages
- 434
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University
- Author
- Rebecca Mara Plack
Description
To address these questions, I begin by defining a vocabulary that draws on three sources: the language of vocal pedagogy, data derived from voice science, and evidence drawn from recordings themselves. In the process, I also consider how some Lieder singers distorted the word "technique," using it to signify emotional detachment. Next, I examine the ways in which a recording represents the performer, addressing how singers are affected by both changing aesthetics and the aging process; both of these lead to a discussion of how consistently some performers make certain stylistic gestures throughout their recordings. Finally, I offer a case study based on Schubert's song "Die Forelle" which suggests a clear link between voice type, gender and style.
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