The Barbershop Singer: Inside the Social World of a Musical Hobby

by Robert A. Stebbins

Barbershop singing is often dismissed by its critics as merely an enjoyable hobby. Though long popular with both its public and participants, it has been relatively neglected in the field of music studies. Robert A. Stebbins demonstrates that barbershop singing is an elaborate and complicated form of serious leisure that provides its participants with distinctive lifestyles. The Barbershop Singer is a unique case study of this significant musical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080207829X
• ISBN13: 9780802078292
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Indepth review of the best hobby in the world

Interesting book. Should cover the barbershop burnout aspect. Get into the gurudom world of afterglows a bit more.