Matching Items (18)
Filtering by
- All Subjects: Chamber music
- All Subjects: performing arts
Description
Zwischen in the German language means `between,' and over the past century, as operatic voices have evolved in both range and size, the voice classification of Zwischenfach has become much more relevant - particularly to the female voice. Identifying whether nineteenth century composers recognized the growing opportunities for vocal drama, size, and range in singers and therefore wrote roles for `between' singers; or conversely whether, singers began to challenge and develop their voices to sing the new influx of romantic, verismo and grand repertoire is difficult to determine. Whichever the case, teachers and students should not be surprised about the existence of this nebulous Fach. A clear and concise definition of the word Fach for the purpose of this paper is as follows: a specific voice classification. Zwischenfach is an important topic because young singers are often confused and over-eager to self-label due to the discipline's excessive labeling of Fachs. Rushing to categorize a young voice ultimately leads to misperceptions. To address some of the confusion, this paper briefly explores surveys of the pedagogy and history of the Fach system. To gain insights into the relevance of Zwischenfach in today's marketplace, I developed with my advisors, colleagues and students a set of subjects willing to fill out questionnaires. This paper incorporates current interviews from two casting directors of national and international opera houses, an emerging American mezzo-soprano, a mid-career working European mezzo-soprano, an operatic stage director, an education director for opera houses and a composer. These interviews, along with modern examples of zwischenfach voices are analyzed and discussed.
ContributorsAllen, Jennifer, D.M.A (Author) / Norton, Kay (Thesis advisor) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Thesis advisor) / Dreyfoos, Dale (Committee member) / Ryan, Russell (Committee member) / Barefield, Robert (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2012
ContributorsMeir, Baruch (Performer) / Barefield, Robert (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Jiang, Danwen (Performer) / Swartz, Jonathan (Performer) / Tescarollo, Hamilton (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2004-02-15
ContributorsMills, Robert (Performer) / Dektor, Lisa (Performer) / Bertipaglia, Waldir (Performer) / Martens, Joanne (Performer) / Hovhannisyan, Gor (Performer) / Hutchings, Simon (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2001-12-02
ContributorsBailey, Wayne (Conductor) / Starling, Jana (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Buck, Elizabeth (Performer) / Smith, J. B., 1957- (Performer) / Barefield, Robert (Performer) / Aspnes, Lynne (Performer) / Micklich, Albie (Performer) / Wind Ensemble (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2010-02-09
Description
Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) and Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD) are presently two of the most common vocal disorders in the world. These disorders can wreak havoc in anyone’s life; but are incredibly destructive in the lives of singers. When a classically-trained singer begins to notice problems in his or her voice, they typically go to their favored Professional Voice Instructor (PVI) for help. However, not all PVIs are familiar with these disorders and their symptoms, and what starts as a sincere wish to help their student can end with injury instead. This study surveys PVIs to determine what they know and do not know about TMD and MTD and if they have worked with medical professionals -- otolaryngologists and Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) - to assist their students. The study poses the questions of how prevalent the knowledge and treatments of TMD and MTD are with PVIs and how open PVIs are to ongoing education about these disorders. Included in this document is a brief summary of each disorder with illustrations as well as opinions from a Speech Language Pathologist.
ContributorsOsman, Amanda Marie (Author) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Thesis advisor) / Knowles, Kristina (Committee member) / Mills, Robert (Committee member) / Workmon-Larsen, Megan (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
ContributorsMills, Robert (Performer) / Palekar, Priya (Performer) / Dauphinais, Kristin (Performer) / James, Kortney (Performer) / Cuypers, Tamara (Performer) / Irvin, Andrew (Performer) / Dennis, Debbie (Performer) / Rosalez, Patrick (Performer) / Patel, Ajay (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2000-12-02
ContributorsMills, Robert (Performer) / Palekar, Priya (Performer) / Floer, Andrea (Performer) / James, Kortney (Performer) / Wheeler, Jenny (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2001-03-24
ContributorsCampbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Britton, David (Performer) / McLin, Katherine (Performer) / Barefield, Robert (Performer) / Cosand, Walter, 1950- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2005-01-30
ContributorsThompson, Jan (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Schuring, Martin (Performer) / Hyatt, Mary Sue (Performer) / Barefield, Robert (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2006-09-24
ContributorsSpring, Robert (Performer) / Starling, Jana (Performer) / Campbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Melton, Laura (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Barefield, Robert (Performer) / Landschoot, Thomas (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2009-02-03