A Study Of Native American Singing And Song (Native American Studies)

Lavonis, William J.

ISBN 10: 0773462740 / ISBN 13: 9780773462748

Published by Edwin Mellen Pr, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Study Of Native American Singing And Song (Native American Studies)
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773462740
• ISBN 13: 9780773462748
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Lavonia (Director of Opera at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) spent the 2000-2001 academic year on sabbatical in Santa Fe, New Mexico researching Native American singing and song. The purpose of his study is to foster an appreciation for the singing and songs, and gather in one place some of the pedagogical mysteries of the vocal art of Native Americans. He focuses on those vocal practices that have been referred to by ethnomusicologists in previously published sources, and on the pueblo villages near Santa Fe. The chapters cover his experiences with San Juan Pueblo singer Peter Garcia, Native voice pedagogy, and the composition and performance of Native songs and their singers. A final chapter lists Western and Native composers and their vocal works based on Native American melodies. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

William Lavonis is director of Opera at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.