The contemporary countertenor in context: vocal production, gender/sexuality, and reception

This dissertation highlights the importance of vocal registration/production in the ongoing discussion of how the material qualities of the singing voice transmit socially constructed meaning. Using the modern-day countertenor as an example, I show how falsetto singing can act as a marker for gende...

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Main Author: Fugate, Bradley
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/17736