Full Description
The 21st Century Voice is a unified and comprehensive examination of extra-normal vocal production. This work addresses history, science, and religion and documents a wide variety of compositional and performance trends as it explores the seemingly limitless possibilities of the human voice in the 21st Century. Arranged into ten chapters according to the functional components of voice, the text is written in a style that makes it accessible to an interdisciplinary audience. Appendices provide the reader with a glossary of terms, representative compositions, and an introduction to the concept of voice science. The study is further elucidated by an audio CD featuring unorthodox samples produced by some of the world's leading vocal practitioners. By engaging the insights offered by linguistics, acoustics, theatre, as well as electronic and biological sciences, The 21st Century Voice will ultimately unbind the reader's traditional conceptions of vocal potential and enable him or her to undertake an enriched exploration of the voice.
Contents
Part 1 List of Figures Part 2 List of Recordings Part 3 Preface Part 4 Credits Part 5 Introduction Part 6 PART I: AIRFLOW Chapter 7 1. AIRFLOW Part 8 PART II: SOURCE Chapter 9 2. VOCAL FOLDS Chapter 10 3. LARYNGEAL SEMI-PERIODIC SOURCE Chapter 11 4. REGISTRAL Part 12 PART III: RESONANCE/ARTICULATION Chapter 13 5. FILTERING Chapter 14 6. TURBULENT TO ABSOLUTE AIRFLOW MODIFICATION Part 15 7. COMBINATORIAL, MULTIPHONIC PRINCIPLES Chapter 16 8. EXTREMES Chapter 17 9. INTERFACE Part 18 PART V: CONTEXT Chapter 19 10. CONTEXT Part 20 PART VI: APPENDIXES Chapter 21 A. VOICE SCIENCE Chapter 22 B. GLOSSARY Chapter 23 C. REPRESENTATIVE COMPOSITIONS Part 24 Index Part 25 About the Author
