Articulatory and acoustic differences between lyric and dramatic singing in Western classical music

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Abstract

Within the realm of voice classification, singers could be sub-categorized by the weight of their repertoire, the so-called “singer's Fach.” However, the opposite pole terms “lyric” and “dramatic” singing are not yet well defined by their acoustic and articulatory characteristics. Nine professional singers of different singers' Fach were asked to sing a diatonic scale on the vowel /a/, first in what the singers considered as lyric and second in what they considered as dramatic. Image recording was performed using real time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with 25 frames/s, and the audio signal was recorded via an optical microphone system. Analysis was performed with regard to sound pressure level (SPL), vibrato amplitude, and frequency and resonance frequencies as well as articulatory settings of the vocal tract. The analysis revealed three primary differences between dramatic and lyric singing: Dramatic singing was associated with greater SPL and greater vibrato amplitude and frequency as well as lower resonance frequencies. The higher SPL is an indication of voice source changes, and the lower resonance frequencies are probably caused by the lower larynx position. However, all these strategies showed a considerable individual variability. The singers' Fach might contribute to perceptual differences even for the same singer with regard to the respective repertoire.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)2659–2669
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftJournal of the Acoustical Society of America
Jahrgang155
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Apr. 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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Scopus 85190840693

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