Barbara L. Kelly and Kerry Murphy
Ashgate
Hardback
236
2007
Barbershop singing is a distinctive and under-documented facet of Britain?»s musical landscape. In this, the first in-depth scholarly insight into the British barbershop community, Liz Garnett documents and analyses the social and musical practices of this specialized community of music-makers. The book explores the role of harmony, ritual, sexual politics, performance styles and ?«tag-singing?» in barbershop, and extends this analysis to theorize the relationship between music and self-identity.
Ashgate
Hardback
236
2007
Barbershop singing is a distinctive and under-documented facet of Britain?»s musical landscape. In this, the first in-depth scholarly insight into the British barbershop community, Liz Garnett documents and analyses the social and musical practices of this specialized community of music-makers. The book explores the role of harmony, ritual, sexual politics, performance styles and ?«tag-singing?» in barbershop, and extends this analysis to theorize the relationship between music and self-identity.