The techniques of singing = Die Techniken des Gesangs / Nicholas Isherwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isherwood, Nicholas, author.

Contributor:

Bussotti, Sylvano, writer of preface.

Language:

English

German

Italian

Subjects (All):

Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003. Sequenza--no. 3--Analysis, appreciation.

Berio, Luciano.

Singing--Instruction and study.

Singing.

Sequenza (Berio, Luciano).

Physical Description:

212 pages : illustrations, music ; 29 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)

Other Title:

Techniken des Gesangs

Place of Publication:

Kassel : Bärenreiter, [2013]

Language Note:

In English with parallel German translation.

System Details:

digital

audio file

CD audio

Summary:

Guide to contemporary singing techniques; includes instructions for vocal noises, electronics, microtones, extended techniques, acting, improvisation, and more; concludes with a study of Berio's Sequenza III.

Contents:

Vom Flüstern zum Schreien = From whispers to cries

Die elektrische Stimme = The electric voice

Singende Instrumentalisten und spielende Sänger = Instrumentalist singers and singing instrumentalists

Mikrointervalle = Microintervals

Erweiterte Vokaltechniken = Extended vocal techniques

Das Vibrato = The vibrato

Timbre

Stimmfächer = Voice types

Die Register der Stimme = Vocal registers

Beweglichkeit = Agility

Singende Schauspieler/schauspielernde Sänger, Tanzende Sänger/singende Tänzer = Singing actors/acting singers, dancing singers/singing dancers

Improvisation

Luciano Berios Sequenza III.

Notes:

Accompanying disc contains audio examples of effects and techniques discussed in the text.

Includes preface by Sylvano Bussotti in Italian with English and German translations.

ISBN:

3761818610

9783761818619

OCLC:

864336614