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Vocal vibrato characteristics in Opera, Operetta, and Schlager over the years
| Abstract | One core aspect of the aesthetics in singing is vocal vibrato which was already extensively discussed in 1936 by Seashore. Four parameters, namely the rate and the extent of the modulation of the frequency and the amplitude, were identified. Since then, vocal vibrato have been studied vastly in the scientific community. To the authors‘ knowledge no study yet has compared vibrato characteristics of different genres of the last decades. A data selection was undertaken, specifically looking for songs that have been sung in different styles (Opera, Operetta, and Schlager). A focus of this work has been directed to frequency modulation. The two most notable findings were that (a) overall, vibrato rate was slightly higher in Schlager as in opera and operetta; and (b) in Schlager, vibrato rate decreased over time from about 7 Hz in 1930 to about 6 to 6.5 Hz in 2019. Although these results should be interpreted with caution due to the limited sample size, our data suggest that Schlager, as a historical aesthetic category, has some unique characteristics with respect to vibrato. |
| Autor*innen | |
| Jahr | 2022 |
| Art der Arbeit | |
| Edition | PAS7+ 2022 – 7th. International Physiology & Acoustics of Singing Conference in Zoom Online Konferenz (Brasilien) |
| URL | https://ifvportal.com/pas7-book-of-abstraction/ |
| Monat | 05 |
| Name | Instituto de Formação em Voz (IFV) and the Faculty Novo Horizonte (FNH) (Brasilien) |
| Ort | Instituto de Formação em Voz (IFV) and the Faculty Novo Horizonte (FNH) (Brasilien) |
| Publikationsart | Poster |
| Keywords | Singing,Vibrato,Oper,Operetta,Schlager |