ISBN:
9781496805843
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
,
Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
American made music series
Series Statement:
Mississippi scholarship online
DDC:
782.00973
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Unterhaltungsmusik
;
Countrymusic
;
Klassische Musik
;
Jodeln
;
Yodeling History
;
Popular music History and criticism
;
USA
Abstract:
Considering yodeling as a musical device in American music, this text investigates in parallel two ways of understanding various meanings associated with yodeling: as the connotative functions of yodeling within specific musical texts and as the ideological implications of its use. It aims to provoke a reflection on the concept of singing and received cultural ideas associated with it. Starting with the premise that music is a discursive practice that is itself inseparable from a critical verbal discourse about music, the work interrogates the relationship between yodeling and predominating musical orthodoxy. Through a critical examination of that relationship, the book explores numerous examples of yodeling in American music, questioning why it achieved prominence and status in some genres and not in others and attempting to account for the relatively low prestige accorded to music featuring yodeling.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2016
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.14325/mississippi/9781496805805.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496805805.001.0001
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