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Bodies of evidence, singing cyborgs and other gender issues in electrovocal music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2004

Hannah Bosma
Affiliation:
Alexanderkade 30, 1018 CL Amsterdam, The Netherlands E-mail: mail@hannahbosma.nl URL: http://www.hannahbosma.nl/

Abstract

This article is part of PhD research dealing with gender issues in electroacoustic music, focusing on the voice. The first part of the article begins with a discussion of the musical material under research. Thereafter follows an elaborate overview of the number of male and female composers, vocalists and recorded voices in several series of CDs of electroacoustic and computer music. The gendered roles of the live, pre-recorded and synthesised voices are discussed and the musical couple of the male composer and the female vocalist emerges. The second part touches upon several issues raised by the results of part one: the roles of the performer and the composer, (dis)embodiment, femininity and technology. This is a preview into some of the remaining research. In section 2, other music than the CD series of section 1 is discussed as well. The gender patterns are interpreted in a broader context. The role of the female vocalist is many sided. Cyborg voices relate to old patterns as well as new possibilities.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

PhD research, University of Amsterdam and Nederlands Elektro-Akoestisch Repertoirecentrum (MuziekGroep Nederland).