Vocal Tracks - Performance and Sound Media (Paperback)

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 development of a modern vocal performance. "Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media "demonstrates the voice to be a vehicle of performance, identity, and culture and illustrates both the interconnection of all these categories and their relation to the media technologies of the past century.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	Jacob Smith
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-25494-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Creative writing & creative writing guides Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Speaking / pronunciation skills > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-25494-5
Barcode:	9780520254947

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