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| Simplified search suggestions : Wesley Allan Johnson |
| 1 | 2016 Article | P.Ramlee barbershop quartets: introducing an American style of singing through Malaysian culture Wesley Allan Johnson, This research in progress examines the process of arranging songs by P. Ramlee for a barbershop quartet. Barbershop quartet music is a distinctively American style of singing, but it is a very “low-tech” genre to perform, requiring no instruments, no electricity, and only four singers. Because of this, the potential to teach or demonstrate the style to those who cannot support elaborate sound setups. Barbershop quartet music provides one of the foundations for jazz and popular music and incorporates traditional Western harmony (both very present in popular music). However, because of its “American-ness” in the language (English) and dialect (American English), barbershop quartet music is nearly absent in Malaysia. Because P. Ramlee songs form a similar foundation of music in Malaysia as barbershop quartet music does in America, this research project involves the arranging of P. Ramlee songs for barbershop quartet. The presentation describes the presenter’s past experience in ..... 772 hits |
| 2 | 2016 Article | P. Ramlee barbershop quartets: introducing an American style of singing through Malaysian culture Wesley Allan Johnson, 814 hits |
