Description |
1 online resource (320 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Introduction; PART ONE. THE QUALITIES OF VOICE; 1. Transformations of Voice; 2. Voicing an Advanced Korea; 3. Cultivating the Christian Voice; 4. The Clean Voice; PART TWO. THE SOCIALITY OF VOICE; 5. Tuning the Voice; 6. The Voice of Homecoming; 7. Feeling the Voice; Conclusion; Notes; References Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
Summary |
Songs of Seoul is an ethnographic study of voice in South Korea, where the performance of Western opera, art songs, and choral music is an overwhelmingly Evangelical Christian enterprise. Drawing on fieldwork in churches, concert halls, and schools of music, Harkness argues that the European-style classical voice has become a specifically Christian emblem of South Korean prosperity. By cultivating certain qualities of voice and suppressing others, Korean Christians strive to personally embody the social transformations promised by their religion: from superstition to enlightenment; from |
Analysis |
anthropology |
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art songs |
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choral music |
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christianity |
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christians |
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church |
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concert halls |
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culture |
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ethnographic study |
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ethnomusicology |
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european style classical voice |
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evangelical christian |
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faith |
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korean christians |
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linguistics |
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materiality of the body |
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music |
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musicians |
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opera |
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performance |
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personhood |
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politics |
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preachers |
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prosperity |
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religion |
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religious |
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schools of music |
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semiotics |
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seoul |
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singing |
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social transformation |
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societal norms |
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society |
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songs |
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sound |
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south korea |
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study of voice |
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superstition |
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vocal and singing |
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western opera |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 26, 2013) |
Subject |
Church music -- Korea (South)
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Music -- Korea (South) -- Religious aspects
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Singing -- Korea (South)
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Church music
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Music -- Religious aspects
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Singing
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Korea (South)
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780520957404 |
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0520957407 |
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9781306068871 |
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1306068878 |
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