Stand Up Straight and Sing! (44 page)

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Augusta, GA,
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St. Matthew Passion
(Bach), inclusion of chorales in,
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St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, singing in,
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St. Petersburg, Soviet Union,
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Saint-Saëns, Camille (
Samson and Delilah
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salaries, payments, gender inequities,
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Salzburg, Austria, summer festival

audiences,
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frequent performances for,
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and gift of Strauss portrait,
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incident related to miscommunication,
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rain-related delay,
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Sunday performances,
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Samson and Delilah
(Saint-Saëns),
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“Sanctus” (“Holy”),
St. Cecilia Mass
(Gounod),
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Sanders, Rosa

and the Marian Anderson Vocal Competition,
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Mark Fax as teacher of,
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mentoring by,
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San Francisco Symphony, singing Cage’s music with,
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Saunders, Dan,
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Savalas, Telly,
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Saylor, Bruce,
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Scales, Linda,
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Schoenberg, Arnold

correspondence with Pappenheim,
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Erwartung
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singing works by,
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Schubert, Franz

“Auf dem Wasser zu singen” (“Singing on the Water”),
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“Ave Maria” (“Holy Mother”),
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“Die Allmacht” (“The Almighty”),
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“An die Musik” (“To Music”),
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“Erlkönig” (“Erl-King”),
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“Leise flehen meine Lieder” (“My songs lie gently on the wind”),
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poverty,
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Schumann, Robert (“Widmung,” “Dedication”),
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Schwerner, Michael,
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scores, learning,
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See also
rehearsals

Second Sacred Concert
(Ellington),
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Seefehlner, Egon

invitation to join Deutsche Oper Berlin,
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offer of role in
Ariadne auf Naxos
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response to decision to leave the Berlin opera,
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Seeger, Pete,
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segregation

and the efforts of African American community to provide for its children,
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father’s lessons, lectures about,
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learning about/experiencing, as children,
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self-awareness, self-knowledge, self-worth

Janie Norman’s focus on inculcating in young girls,
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reinforcing of, during elementary school,
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role of the arts, arts education,
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through full participation in life,
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as young teenager, negative responses to,
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senior prom,
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Seoul, Korea, performances in,
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“September” (Hermann Hesse), in
Four Last Songs
(Richard Strauss),
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The Sermon of Getting On with It,
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The Sermon of Gratitude,
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The Sermon of Humility,
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The Sermon of Respect,
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The Sermon of Self-Awareness,
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sexism, slow understanding of,
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Shaw, George Bernard,
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S. H. Kress stores, work to integrate,
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Shoepper, Michael,
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silver teas (after-church fundraisers),
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“Simple Gifts,”
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simplicity

and appreciating the small things,
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of pre-performance needs,
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spirituality

singers, professional

African American females,
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Anfänger
(a beginner),
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breath control,
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bringing out the drama,
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and canceling an appearance,
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collaborations with composers,
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collaborations with other performers,
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diverse characteristics of,
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and experiences of racism,
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honors and opportunities,
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ignorance about, as child/teenager,
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importance of technique,
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importance of tempo,
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and learning to cooperate, respect others,
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need to take time out,
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opportunities for continuous growth,
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paying attention to language, words,
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physical demands and limits,
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pre-performance preparation,
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on the radio,
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reinterpretations,
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training needs,
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See also
audiences; hard work, diligence; operatic roles; rehearsals; vocal training

singing

as art, as life,
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before an audience, childhood experiences,
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connecting words and meaning,
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and love for all music,
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as a natural process,
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as pleasurable discipline,
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as talent, gift,
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and timbre (“color” of the voice),
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twelve-tone music,
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voice quality

“Singing on the Water” (“Auf dem Wasser zu singen”) (Schubert),
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Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Italy,
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sitcom pilot, invitation to play role of maid in,
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Sitzprobe
(seated rehearsal),
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Minutes
(television show), Safer interview,
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“slave mathematics,”
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slavery, slaves,
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“On the Sleep Eternal” (“Beim Schlafengehen”) (Hesse), in
Four Last Songs
(Strauss),
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slow drag rhythm,
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“Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,”
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“Somewhere,”
West Side Story
(Bernstein),
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song recitals,
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The Songs of a Wayfarer
(Mahler),
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Souzay, Gérard,
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speaking engagements,
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spirituality

and early beliefs about God,
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and the enduring human spirit,
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importance of church and community,
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and performing in sacred spaces,
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and showing kindness, love, and gratitude,
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manifesting through music,
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See also
sacred spaces; simplicity

Spirituals

during performance of
Sacred Ellington
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gospel songs, and difference from,
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Grandma Mamie’s singing in church,
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including in repertoire,
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as theme of
Great Day in the Morning
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Tippett’s use of in
A Child of Our Time
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spoken-word performances, preparing for,
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“Spring” (“Frühling”) (Hesse), in
Four Last Songs
(Strauss),
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stage parents,
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stage performances, enjoyment of,
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standards, high.
See
hard work, diligence

standing up straight

and modeling change and wholeness,
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mother’s emphasis on,
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and pride in African American heritage,
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“Stardust,” Nat “King” Cole,
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“The Star-Spangled Banner,”
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statesmen and women, appearing before,
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Statuary Hall, United States Capitol,
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Stevens, Risë,
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Stoltzman, Richard,
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“Stormy Weather” (Arlen),
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Strauss, Richard

Ariadne auf Naxos
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Der Rosenkavalier
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Die Frau ohne Schatten
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performing, with Seiji Ozawa in Japan,
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political beliefs,
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popular and financial success,
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Till Eulenspiegel
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Vier letzte Lieder
(
Four Last Songs
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“Zueignung” (“Devotion”),
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Stravinsky, Igor

Le Sacre du Printemps
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Oedipus Rex
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Streep, Meryl,
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“Stride la vampa” (“The rising blades of fire”),
Il Trovatore
(Verdi),
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student protests,
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Sunday school, importance,
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Sutherland, Joan,
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Tabernacle Baptist Church, Augusta, GA

choirs,
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at,
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family’s connection to,
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Grandma Mamie’s singing,
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