Vowel placement during operatic singing: 'Come si parla' or 'aggiustamento?

Thomas J. Millhouse; Dianna T. Kenny

Vowel placement during operatic singing: 'Come si parla' or 'aggiustamento?

Thomas J. Millhouse, Dianna T. Kenny

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Abstract

This study explored two tenets of the Italian Bel Canto operatic singing technique - "Come si parla" and "aggiustamento." Articulatory changes in the lower formant vowel space of 11 spoken and sung vowels were systematically examined in six male singers. Results showed that singers influence the placement of the lowest formant frequencies in the sung vowel space using both a lowered larynx and modified vowel articulation (aggiustamento) with rising pitch, especially above 220Hz.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-248
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Formant structure
Formant tuning
Singing voice
Sung vowels

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Vowel placement during operatic singing: 'Come si parla' or 'aggiustamento?

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