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Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Popular music studies, opera, queer studies, music and geography, the sound-box: all combine to give a rich biographical and interpretative overview of Wainwright's life and music. Williams brings together close musical analysis with such varied disciplinary perspectives with a tone that is both in-depth and scholarly, and accessible. The book is a must-read for fans, students and scholars alike.

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Introduction1. Family 2. Western Art Music and Pop: Conflict and Coherence 3. Opera, Gender and Sexuality 4. Place and Space 5. The VoiceConclusion

Rufus Wainwright

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      Publisher Equinox Publishing Ltd
      Published 15 September 2016
      ISBN-13 9781781795194
      978-1781795194
      ISBN-10 1781795193
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      Biography: arts and entertainment Entertainment Musicians, singers, bands and groups Popular music

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Popular music studies, opera, queer studies, music and geography, the sound-box: all combine to give a rich biographical and interpretative overview of Wainwright's life and music. Williams brings together close musical analysis with such varied disciplinary perspectives with a tone that is both in-depth and scholarly, and accessible. The book is a must-read for fans, students and scholars alike.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction1. Family 2. Western Art Music and Pop: Conflict and Coherence 3. Opera, Gender and Sexuality 4. Place and Space 5. The VoiceConclusion

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