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Voice in alternative application : an examination of culture, tuning, and aesthetic

Abstract

This thesis attempts to examine three different worlds of performance and relate them to the same vehicle, voice. In these chapters, one will find an examination of Georges Aperghis' piece, The Recitations, Tuvan throat singing, and the tuning system, Just Intonation. These methods are not typical to the Western classical singing tradition and try to further singing beyond classical, operatic technique. Aperghis' Recitations silences the singer's general text abilities and demands emotion through other vehicles of the voice. The style of Tuvan throat singing uses different formants than classical operatic technique altogether and is based off of the replication of natural sound. Just Intonation pushes the singer to tune with beatless intervals, a technique that requires close listening and non-vibrato. Although a singer generally does not generally employ all of these methods into his or her performance practice, the knowledge of these different practices can enrich a performer's approach

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