Singing Zarzuela, 1896-1958 : Approaching Portamento and Musical Expression Through Historical Recordings / Eva Moreda Rodríguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moreda Rodríguez, Eva, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in musical theatre 2631-6528

Elements in Musical Theatre Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Performance--History.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

In the last few years, digitizations and reissues of historical recordings of Spanish zarzuela - from wax cylinders in the 1890s to long-play records in the 1950s - have revealed a range of contrasting vocal performance styles. By focusing on portamento, this Element sets the foundations for a contextually sensitive history of vocal performance practices in zarzuela. It takes stock of technological changes and shifts in commercial strategies and listening habits to reveal what the recorded evidence tells us about the historical development of portamento practices and considers how these findings can allow us to reconstruct the expressive code of zarzuela as it was performed in the late nineteenth century and how it transformed itself throughout the next half century. These transformations are contextualized alongside other changes, including the make-up of audiences, the discourses about the genre's connection to national identity and the influence of other musical-theatrical genres and languages

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781009419222

1009419226

9781009419253

1009419250

9781009419239

1009419234