Vocal authority : singing style and ideology
In this history of singing styles, Potter identifies particular historical moments of change in singing technique and style, and relates these to a three-stage theory of style based on the relationship of singing to text
Criticism, interpretation, etc
233 pages : illustrations
9780521027434, 0521027438
1065238569
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Classical ideology and the pre-history of singing; 2. The medieval period: religion, literacy and control; 3. The Italian baroque revolution; 4. The development of the modern voice; 5. Concerts, choirs and music halls; 6. Armstrong to Sinatra: swing and sub-text; 7. Early music and the avant garde: twentieth-century fragmentation; 8. Elvis Presley to rap: moments of change since the forties; 9. Singing and social processes; 10. Towards a theory of vocal style; Notes; List of references; Index.
Originally published: 1998