”Han kun int spela sôm I sang.” by Kristin Jonzon

“…The quote encapsulates a traditional singer’s take on the Scandinavian tradition of trying to demonstrate that the intonation patterns in what we today call traditional singing are hardly arbitrary. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the utility and implications of the Multi-modal Model, with a specific focus on melodic movements and pitch categories which “swap places”. …”
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Musical Instruments of the Turkic Peoples of the Volga Region and Urals by Gulnara Khayrullina

“…Folk music of the Turkic peoples of the Volga region and the Urals was no exception. Singing was accompanied by pagan and mystical sacraments, holidays, household and daily rituals such as hunting, harvesting and much more, including military campaigns. …”
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“Welcome to the White Man’s World”: An English Translation of Isaac Oluwole Delano’s Historical Novel Aiyé D’Aiyé Òyìnbó by Michael Oladejo Afolayan

“…Delano Author of Soul of Nigeria, An African Look at Marriage, One Church for Nigeria, Notes and Comments from Nigeria, The Singing Minister of Nigeria, Ìran Ọrun, Ìtàn Ogun Àdùb ̀ í, and Ìwé Atúmọ Yorùbá ̀ (Yoruba – Yoruba Dictionary) London: Tomas Nelson Ltd., 1953 Foreword  I appreciate the kind of love with which you, my readers, embraced my previous books, whether those I wrote in the English language or in Yoruba. …”
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CONSTANŢA CRISTESCU: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VALORIFICATION OF THE MUSICAL TRADITION OF BANAT AND TRANSYLVANIA, MUSICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, BUCHAREST, 2011 by Gabriela COCA

“…Stylistic Features of the Romanian Singing with a Byzantine Tradition of Ardeal; 3.Tradition and Innovation in the Liturgical Music of a Byzantine Tradition; 4. …”
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Los patios de las escuelas primarias como espacios del aprendizaje de la ciudadanía mexicana by Dalila Chine-Lehmann

“…By this "learning by body" (Bourdieu, 1980), the student must respect the various official symbols (singing the hymn, honoring the flag) and internalize the respect and love of country. …”
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“[A]ll comes alive and starts to dance”: The 29th Chapter of Gabriel Josipovici’s Goldberg: Variations by Günther Jarfe

“…Second, there is the close correspondence that can be shown to exist between chapter 29 and Bach’s last variation. By combining “singing in canon” and “dancing round the table” and presenting this scene in a very stylized fashion Josipovici tries to create a narrative equivalent to Bach’s quodlibet. …”
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Hallelujah (1929) de King Vidor : naissance de la voix afro-américaine à Hollywood by Jean-Marie Lecomte

“…Hallelujah and Hearts in Dixie were the first all-black cast, talking and singing pictures to be produced in Hollywood. Although conceived as a Movietone synchronized sound film, King Vidor’s Hallelujah had to be shot silent and dubbed afterwards. …”
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Ronnie James Dio: the man on the silver mountain by Joe Weber

“…In 1957 he began what became a fifty three-year career in music career. In 1960 he began singing under the name Ronnie Dio, and then Ronnie James Dio. …”
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“Itai Amen Satani Abhoikane” by Princess Sibanda

“…I was sold on her disruptive use of language, the singing of secular music in church, and dancing with abandon on the pulpit. …”
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“Not the Lover’s Choice, but the Poet’s”: Classical Receptions in Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Benjamin Eldon Stevens

“…By changing certain aspects of the myth – replacing poetry or singing with painting, making both main characters women, and having them alternate between the two main mythic roles – Portrait does not so much update the ancient story as debate its meanings. …”
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Possible Gender Differences in Classical Music, Flamenco and Fado by Alicia Garcia-Falgueras

“…The primitive and former mother-child bonding might be highly influenced and modulated by the music and singing with their babies. Musicality and music imply two different sides of the same coin, where the former is based on the human capacity to produce the latter. …”
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"He Has Rescued Me from Danger" by Sarah Bishop

“…During my fieldwork in the region, several composers gave accounts of how composing and singing Christian songs provided them with comfort and hope in times of hardship, particularly following episodes of violence. …”
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« Cette femme éminente a touché l’âme universelle ». Une théorie médicale du talent de l’actrice-chanteuse dans La Pasta nell’Otello de Luigi Morando De Rizzoni (Vérone, Crescini,... by Céline Frigau Manning

“…Explicitly taking the side of the singer, the dialogue’s author, a wine producer and the brother of a doctor, provides us with a fascinating text, both from the perspective of the opinions and accounts which he develops concerning Giuditta Pasta’s singing and acting in Rossini’s Otello, as well as the elements of aesthetic and medical theories which he integrates into his arguments. …”
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Making Dementia Matter Through Sound by Marjolein Gysels, Chris Tonelli, Thomas Johannsen

“…Second, through immersing the residents in sound-making and singing, they draw on the material and sensorial qualities of sound. …”
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Being ‘excluded from the world of sound’: Deafness, Invalidism and Resilience in Harriet Martineau’s Writings (1834–1855) by Manuela D’Amore

“…Before she lost her hearing as a young adolescent, she enjoyed singing and ‘was never out of tune’: it was only after she became fully aware of her disability that she urged her ‘fellow sufferers’ to trust even experimental science to gain ‘every breath of sound’ and play an active role in the public sphere. …”
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Dari Ratu Kembang Kacang hingga Berlanggam di Istana: Kiprah Waldjinah sebagai Penyanyi Istana Negara by Rafngi Mufidah, Dhanang Respati Puguh

“…Apart from that, this study also reveals Waldjinah's progress in participating in singing competitions and led her to the State Palace. …”
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Une éducation sentimentale ou le roman d’amour de Salammbô by Geneviève Mondon

“…The warriors are spectators of the characteristic “hero” epiphany clearly expressed by the lyric singing and the esoteric dance.  After meeting, Salammbô and Mâtho, both prey to amorous desire, seek each other, avoid each other and dream of each other.  …”
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Riding High in the Saddle: African American Subversion in the 1930s Western by Susan Savage Lee

“…In doing so, Williams includes elements of the western that are familiar to audiences, such as the singing cowboy genre. He then pairs this familiar element with subversive ones like the use of dialect and the trickster figure. …”
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Affects of Resistance: Candomblé Rituals in Contemporary Brazilian Fiction by Parvathi M. S.

“…These eco-ancestral rituals emerge as sites of expressive emotions in which the drumming, singing, and dancing bodies of the performers are embedded. …”
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Het die Reformasie die leer gered en aanbidding verloor? by B. Spoelstra

“…He was not allowed to realise his liturgical concepts (except singing Psalms) in Geneva. In the current struggle for “liturgical renewal” in reformed churches in South Africa the indissoluble relation between faith (doctrine) and experiencing and expressing faith (liturgy) should be restored and utilised in order to succeed and survive. …”
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