ISBN:
0754635597
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 201 S.
,
Ill., Notenbeisp.
Series Statement:
Ashgate popular and folk music series
DDC:
306.484230941
Keywords:
Geschichte 1960-2004
;
aBarbershop singing
;
zGreat Britain
;
aMusic
;
xSocial aspects
;
zGreat Britain
;
Singen
;
Barbershop harmony
;
Großbritannien
;
Großbritannien
;
Barbershop harmony
;
Singen
;
Geschichte 1960-2004
Abstract:
"Liz Garnett documents and analyses the social and musical practices of this specialized community of music-makers, and extends this analysis to theorize the relationship between music and self-identity. The book engages with a range of sociological and musicological theoretical frameworks in order to explore the role of harmony, ritual, sexual politics, performance styles and 'tag-singing' in barbershop. This analysis shows how musical style and cultural discourses can be seen to interact in the formation of identity. Garnett provides the first in-depth scholarly insight into the British barbershop community, and contributes to ongoing debates in the semiotics and the sociology of music."--BOOK JACKET.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: Barbershop singing in the UK -- Ethics and aesthetics : the social theory of barbershop harmony -- The procedures of preservation : barbershop singing and the invention of tradition -- Ridicule, religion, and the public image of barbershop -- Separate but equal? : sexual politics in the barbershop -- Performance mannerism and the amateur imagination -- Tag-singing : the private face of barbershop -- To "be" a barbershopper : theorizing music and self-identity -- Conclusion : Beyond barbershop.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index
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