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Chapter 7. On Tongues and Ears: Divine Voices in the Modern Metropolis
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction. London Voices 1820–1840: A “Luminous Guide” 1
- Chapter 1. How the Ballad Singer Lost Her “Woice” 15
- Chapter 2. The Traffic in Voices: The Exchange Value of Italian Opera in Giuseppe Mazzini’s London 33
- Chapter 3. Interpreting the Italian Voice in London (and Elsewhere) 51
- Chapter 4. The Castrato as Creator: Velluti’s Voice in the London Sheet-Music Market 71
- Chapter 5. “The Essence of Nine Trombones”: Luigi Lablache and Models of Masculinity in 1830s London 93
- Chapter 6. Adelaide Kemble and the Voice as Means 121
- Chapter 7. On Tongues and Ears: Divine Voices in the Modern Metropolis 137
- Chapter 8. From Dissent to Community: The Sacred Harmonic Society and Amateur Choral Singing in London 159
- Chapter 9. Foreign Voices, Performing Frenchness: Jenny Colon and the “French Plays” in London 179
- Chapter 10. “Singer for the Million”: Henry Russell, Popular Song, and the Solo Recital 201
- Chapter 11. Vessels of Flame: Letitia Elizabeth Landon and the Improviser’s Voice 221
- Chapter 12. “Silver Fork” Novels and the Place of Voice 235
- Chapter 13. Voice Boxes 261
- Acknowledgements 281
- Contributors 283
- Index 287
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction. London Voices 1820–1840: A “Luminous Guide” 1
- Chapter 1. How the Ballad Singer Lost Her “Woice” 15
- Chapter 2. The Traffic in Voices: The Exchange Value of Italian Opera in Giuseppe Mazzini’s London 33
- Chapter 3. Interpreting the Italian Voice in London (and Elsewhere) 51
- Chapter 4. The Castrato as Creator: Velluti’s Voice in the London Sheet-Music Market 71
- Chapter 5. “The Essence of Nine Trombones”: Luigi Lablache and Models of Masculinity in 1830s London 93
- Chapter 6. Adelaide Kemble and the Voice as Means 121
- Chapter 7. On Tongues and Ears: Divine Voices in the Modern Metropolis 137
- Chapter 8. From Dissent to Community: The Sacred Harmonic Society and Amateur Choral Singing in London 159
- Chapter 9. Foreign Voices, Performing Frenchness: Jenny Colon and the “French Plays” in London 179
- Chapter 10. “Singer for the Million”: Henry Russell, Popular Song, and the Solo Recital 201
- Chapter 11. Vessels of Flame: Letitia Elizabeth Landon and the Improviser’s Voice 221
- Chapter 12. “Silver Fork” Novels and the Place of Voice 235
- Chapter 13. Voice Boxes 261
- Acknowledgements 281
- Contributors 283
- Index 287