The race of sound : listening, timbre, and vocality in African American music /
Traces the ways in which sonic attributes that might seem natural, such as the voice and its qualities, are socially produced. The author illustrates how listeners measure race through sound and locate racial subjectivities in vocal timbre - the color or tone of a voice. The author examines singers...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Durham : Duke University Press, 2019. |
| Series: | Refiguring American music
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |