Vocal tracks : performance and sound media
This entertaining and innovative book focuses on vocal performance styles that developed in tandem with the sound technologies of the phonograph, radio, and sound film. Writing in a clear and lively style, Jacob Smith looks at these media technologies and industries through the lens of performance, bringing to light a fascinating nexus of performer, technology, and audience. Combining theories of film sound, cultural histories of sound technologies and industries, and theories of performance, Smith convincingly connects disparate and largely neglected performance niches to explore the developm
1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) : illustrations
9780520942844, 9781281752673, 9786611752675, 0520942841, 1281752673, 6611752676
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Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: FLOODING OUT 1. Recorded Laughter and the Performance of Authenticity 2. Erotic Performance on Record PART TWO: A FINER GRAIN OF THE VOICE 3. The Nearness of You; or, The Voice of Melodrama 4. Rough Mix PART THREE: BUGGING THE BACKSTAGE 5. The Act of Being Yourself 6. Phony Performances Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
"An Ahmanson book in the humanities"--Page 4 of cover
English