A fascinating history of singing styles from the ancient world to the present.

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Essays by scholars from around the world explore the means by which music's long-acknowledged potential to persuade, seduce, indoctrinate, rouse, incite, or eve

Introduction. Coloratura and Female Vocality -- The New Franco-Italian School of Singing -- Verdi and the End of Italian Coloratura -- Melismatic Madness and Te

Looking at musical globalization and vocal music, this collection of essays studies the complex relationship between the human voice and cultural identity in 20