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Summary:

"'Contralto' is a one-hour work for video, strings, and percussion that exists in between the spaces of experimental music and documentary. The piece features a cast of transgender women speaking, singing, and performing vocal exercises accompanied by a dense and varied musical score that includes a variety of conventional and "non-musical" approaches to sound-making. ... 'Contralto' -- defined in musical terms as 'the lowest female singing voice' -- uses the sound of trans women's voices to explore transfeminine identity from the inside and examines the intimate and peculiar relationship between gender and sound."--Http://www.sarah-hennies.com.

Author/Creator:

Hennies, Sarah, 1979- , composer, cinematographer, editor of moving image work

Contributors:

Ashkin, Julie , singer, speaker

Brandon, Alexandra , singer, speaker

Green, Alyssa , singer, speaker

McCormick, Anna , singer, speaker

Spies, Dreia , singer, speaker

Umarji, Sarang , singer, speaker

Zanfordino, Josie , singer, speaker

Lewandowski, Annie , instructor, narrator

Borden, TJ , instrumentalist

Carlson, Erik (Violinist) , instrumentalist

Feeney, Tim , instrumentalist

Ilgenfritz, James , instrumentalist

Richman, Wendy , instrumentalist

Stuart, Greg, 1978- , instrumentalist

Tini, Ashley , instrumentalist

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Contralto [by Hennies, S.]

Subjects:

Male-to-female transsexuals

Transgender people — Identity

Gender identity in music

Identity (Psychology)

Voice — Instruction and study

Avant-garde (Music)

Transgender people

Voice — Study and teaching

Voice

Genres:

Nonfiction films

System Details:

DVD (region-free).

Performers:

Cast: Julie Ashkin, Alexandra Brandon, Alyssa Green, Anna McCormick, Dreia Spies, Sarang Umarji, Josie Zanfordino.
Music performed by: Erik Carlson (violin) ; Wendy Richman (viola) ; T.J. Borden (cello) ; James Ilgenfritz (contrabass) ; Tim Feeney, Greg Stuart, and Ashley Tini (percussion).
Voiceover by Annie Lewandowski.

Production Credits:

Composed, filmed, & edited by Sarah Hennies ; sound mixing & design by Alan F. Jones.

General Notes:

Title from container.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (51:09) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; all regions

Call Numbers:

MDVD 01152

OCLC Numbers:

1049152419