Journal article
Acoustics of the tenor high voice
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.95(2), pp.1133-1142
02/01/1994
DOI: 10.1121/1.408461
PMID: 8132903
Abstract
The spectra of six tenors were analyzed at high pitches, F4 to B4. Because of the wide separation between harmonics, formant frequencies could not be extracted in the traditional way. Rather, an analysis-by-synthesis technique was used to match the spectra of a model to the measured spectra, using parameter optimization. Results suggest that tenors maintain their first formant frequencies well above the fundamental for all vowels except [u]. The purpose of this seems to be to distribute the acoustic energy between harmonics 2, 3, and 4 rather than to boost the fundamental. Tuning the first formant to the fundamental is a technique used effectively by sopranos but seems to be deliberately avoided by tenors in order to preserve a male quality.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acoustics of the tenor high voice
- Creators
- Ingo R. Titze - University of IowaSharyn MapesBrad Story - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.95(2), pp.1133-1142
- DOI
- 10.1121/1.408461
- PMID
- 8132903
- ISSN
- 0001-4966
- eISSN
- 1520-8524
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/1994
- Academic Unit
- School of Music; Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984719570902771
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