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 Falsetto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Falsetto is employed through the expansion and separation of vocal cords, in which case, only the edges of the vocal cord vibrate, not the entire vocal cord.
Alanis Morissette is a female singer who employs falsetto in the opening bars of "Ironic", as well as in the songs "One", and "Can't Not".
Bono of U2 also frequently uses falsetto in his vocals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsetto   (532 words)

  
 falsetto clergy: people hate black & white movies, color worldviews
the time has come for a new falsetto clergy recording.
still need to record 3 new songs (at least) for falsetto clergy release, still planning show, new mac at home for me to play with...
(dispatch 10.25.04): retooling record, took hiatus, more new songs, fans losing interest, reagan re-elected (oops), nobody's looking, already preparing next album before finishing current record, smartest monkeys album #2 soon, possible falsetto clergy and smartest monkeys performances in nashville before the end (
http://www.geocities.com/falsettoclergy   (529 words)

  
 Falsetto
In Falsetto, only the edges of the vocal cords vibrate as opposed to the whole length, and it is used by male voices to reach notes outside of their usual range.
http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textf/Falsetto.html   (59 words)

  
 5 falsettos
The style used mostly on this side is the echoing effect of the falsetto trailing the lead, and the strong performance of this style is the reason that this recording has stood out and become memorable.
Finally there is the "king" of outrageousness when it comes to falsetto singing on vocal group recordings - The Ladders.
I have been well aware of the beguiling aspects of this type of vocalizing as well from my affinity for Hawaiian music in which falsetto singing is an integral part of the culture as practiced by such artists as Joe Keawe and Bill Aliiloa Lincoln.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/5_falsettos.html   (1212 words)

  
 Spirit of Aloha - Aloha Airlines' in-flight magazine with information on Hawaii vacations, Hawaiian island maps and the ...
According to Hawaiian Music and Hawaiian Musicians, an encyclopedia of Hawaiian music edited by George Kanahele, falsetto music is a combination of pre-European Hawaiian chanting, early hymn singing and the introduction of popular European music in the latter half of the 19th century.
Today, at 72, Kindy is recognized as one of Hawai'i's best falsetto voices, with hundreds of songs and stories in his repertoire.
For me, the quintessential falsetto voice of my generation was Dennis Pavao, whose amazing life was cut short just a year ago, but whose beautiful music will live on forever.
http://www.spiritofaloha.com/features/0103/falsetto.html   (2028 words)

  
 Head voice and falsetto (Voix de tête et falsetto)
The sound of the falsetto voice is weak in overtones and produces no singer's formant.
Much of the this material can be found in Richard Miller's "The Structure of Singing" and in Barbara Doscher's "The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice" and in Berton Coffin's "The Sounds of Bel Canto".
It is a bit of vocal gymnastics that not all singers can achieve.
http://chanteur.net/contribu/cLHfalse.htm   (936 words)

  
 Falsetto
The word "falsetto" is a misnomer, as there's nothing really false about it at all; it's something given to all human beings who can utter sounds.
Hello, just one remark about the quality of falsetto: the first "do di petto" has been sung in 1831.
Its rather funny that everybody is using "original" barock instrument now, but nobody takes care of this fact of "vocal idendity"
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Topics/Falsetto.htm   (1374 words)

  
 Various Artists: Aloha Festivals Hawaiian Falsetto Contest Winners
Falsetto contest winners of recent years join Le`a and Lopaka in bringing their sweet leo ki`eki`e (falsetto) songs to you.
Each 2002 Falsetto Contest winner (Hilo born-and-raised "Kaniala" Masoe and Hawai`i transplant Gary Medeiros) performs four tracks on this wonderful vocal album.
Slack key (ki ho `alu) and steel guitar are notable musical extensions of falsetto singing, instrumentally imitating the falsetto voice.
http://www.hulasource.com/vararalfesha.html   (411 words)

  
 Home Recording dot com BBS - Recording falsetto
If you like the sound of your falsetto, but it's just too quiet, I'd try compressing just the falsetto parts of the take to beef them up to the level of your regular singing.
Back to recording techniques......along with compression, try bumping up the reverb send during the falsetto parts.
http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=69565   (1154 words)

  
 IORR Talk :: Tell Me :: Jagger's Falsetto
One MJ falsetto bit that absolutely cracks me up is the break-up letter read by the girl in "Dear Doctor", in that Geraldine Jones (remember Flip?)-like tone with those fake drama country accents...
ER seems to be a lot of fans' particular bane with Mick - personally, I love the tune and the manner in which Mick sings it.
I mean, in songs like Worried About You his falsetto is great, but the best part is when sings like he normally does.
http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,202782   (909 words)

  
 MARSH - Musicians', Artists' & Recordmakers' Superfine Hangout: The Musician's Hang => Falsetto....Stupid Vocal ...
But there aren't any American music styles I can think of that are that predominantly falsetto, with the exception of some "hair" bands...
Most musical styles don't really lend themselves well to large amounts of falsetto, but if done well, and by a good 'falsettist', it can add a lot to the character of a song.
A band I was in covered the James song Laid.
http://marsh.prosoundweb.com/index.php/t/2227?SQ=6a2dbc1daa04a47a13f9ed9c3...   (838 words)

  
 Falsetto Legends
Hawaiian Falsetto singing is a form of musical expression unique to the islands of Hawaii.
This wonderful presentation is a must for the collections of both the young aspiring falsetto singer, and the Hawaiian falsetto fan.
This is a careful compilation featuring a stunning variety of Hawaii’s legendary falsetto singers, each recorded in their prime over 50 years ago.
http://www.cordinternational.com/falsetto_legends.htm   (188 words)

  
 The Beatles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drawing inspiration from an eclectic variety of sources, their home idiom was closer to pop music (during their early fame they were sometimes referred to as a "mod" band, a label they seem to have resisted).
The Beatles were also fond of Little Richard and some of their songs (especially in their early repertoire) featured falsetto calls similar to his, most notably on McCartney's rendition of his song Long Tall Sally.
In 1962 Richard socialised with The Beatles around Hamburg and they performed together at the Star Club.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles   (7840 words)

  
 The Counter Tenor
The reinforced falsetto is what most would call the female sound; alto, mezzo-soprano, or soprano.
The singer has the choice of singing his full voiced traditional male sound such as tenor, baritone, or bass, or the choice of singing with a reinforced or strengthened falsetto mechanism.
I asked this young man what he wanted to sing.
http://www.voiceteacher.com/counter_Tenor.html   (3063 words)

  
 TRAINING YOUR VOICE
Some songs can be sung entirely in your speaking voice, some entirely in your falsetto voice; but many songs cross over between the two.
This can be obvious to the listeners-- which is a rather bad thing.
Now try singing do-re-me (a scale, not the song.) Start as low as you comfortably can, and go as high as you comfortably can.
http://members.cox.net/hrwright61/voiceTrain.htm   (1594 words)

  
 The Vocal Studio - glossary Falsetto
Falsetto is the maximal elongation of vocal cords with minimal glottic gap.
It is the breathy sound that occurs when the vocal cords are allowed to separate.
Falsetto was originally called "false voice" because of the use of castrates (castrated males) when women were not allowed to sing in churches.
http://www.davestroud.com/glossary.def.falsetto.html   (90 words)

  
 The Beatles Biography - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A significant and acknowledged musical influence was The Beach Boys, who were in turn spurred on by the work of the Beatles.
The Beatles were fond of Little Richard, and some of their songs — especially their early work — featured falsetto calls very similar to those Little Richard offered as punctuation in his own songs.
http://www.beatles-mania.com/bio.html   (2361 words)

  
 Vocalist - Using Falsetto to Access Head Voice - www.vocalist.org.uk
Contemporary male singers using 'Falsetto Voice' in varying degrees include:
Maestro David Jones has a variety of singing articles.
Maestro David Jones has a variety of singing articles and Deutsch
http://www.vocalist.org.uk/falsetto.html   (550 words)

  
 Finding the Falsetto
In 1782, when one "sopranist" - an uncastrated male who sang falsetto - broke accidentally into his real and robust tenor voice, Johann Samuel Petri observed that "my entire pleasure in his lovely soprano voice was utterly destroyed": a "loathsome harsh" note had interrupted the vocal masquerade, reminding listeners that the singer was a he.
Codified voice production has never been happy with the falsetto: sound of mystery, unnaturalness, absence.
With a grimace I remember freak pop singer Tiny Tim tiptoeing through the tulips with his ukelele.
http://www.radix.net/~dalila/singers/CT/counter-falsetto.html   (338 words)

  
 The Pedagogical Value of Falsetto (Le falsetto et sa valeur pédagogique)
# The physiological basis of the falsetto sound, as contrasted with the normal voice, and its acoustical signature.
Working on bringing the falsetto down is usually not an option because it doesn't even sound like a male singer.
A guy singing in falsetto sounds very different from a trained male voice, but so does an untrained female sound different from a trained female voice.
http://chanteur.net/contribu/cJMfalse.htm   (840 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
Frank B. Shaner -- disc jockey, comedian, connoisseur of Hawaiian falsetto singing -- pauses, letting the imagery sink in.
Two falsetto singers facing off to see who can sing the highest.
Shaner began singing falsetto more or less as a comic bit; "Blue Darling" was an early signature.
http://starbulletin.com/97/09/04/features/story2.html   (612 words)

  
 New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock DI-DZ
Their music is full of tongue-in-cheek social commentary, odd meter changes and interesting chord progressions, and they may take off on a 4-part harmony a capella part without warning.
They seem to have decided they don't need to sound like the usual suspects (Genesis, King Crimson, ELP etc.) to be progressive.
Actually, they sound more like '70's Sparks or a less silly version of Bonzo Dog Band, though without Ron Mael's falsetto and higher complexity than the Bonzos.
http://www.gepr.net/di.html   (16256 words)

  
 A section of music encyclopedia
The alto clef (see Clef) is a sign written on the musical stave to show that the middle line of the stave is middle C. It is now used for much of the music written for viola and other instruments of similar range.
Alto- The alto (= Italian: high) is the lower female or unbroken male voice, or male falsetto of similar range.
http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/traditional-music/ency/a1.htm   (2474 words)

  
 Music: True Falsetto
With dozens of recordings on various labels, stretching back some 40 years, the songbird is floating ahead on waves of appreciation from a legion of people drawn to the beauty of a voice that can still hit falsetto highs and shoot chills down your spine.
Of the many images one could summon of Johnny Adams, the one that sticks with me is the singer with Alitalia at his knee, passing down lyrics and techniques.
http://publications.neworleans.com/no_magazine/32.8.-MusicTrue.html   (1168 words)

  
 Voice Definitions and Ranges
Only one castrato was ever recorded: Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922), lead singer of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, was recorded in 1902 and 1904.
Falsetto singing is a technique involving the vocal chords vibrating at a shorter length than usual.
In England, the falsetto tradition remained for a long time, and was brought to the for of the musical scene by Alfred Deller (a natural baritone) in the 1940s and 1950s.
http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/misc/voices.html   (1397 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Zammica Volume T
Compose and sing in falsetto a song in praise of one's alignment.
Moon the guards on the Vergaantz side of the border.
http://www.just-john.com/zam/EZT.HTML   (3047 words)

  
 Countertenor Technique
As you've no doubt deduced, there is a compass of about a sixth which is easy in either voice.
The falsetto is not a naturally produced voice.
For what it's worth, my own falsetto goes (audibly, that is) from F# below middle C to F at the top of the stave and is backed up by a bass-baritone voice from F above middle C down for two octaves.
http://www.countertenor.demon.co.uk/ct/cttechnique.html   (602 words)

  
 falsetto - definition of falsetto by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
falsetto - a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
There, screaming at them in a cracked falsetto and with skinny arms outstretched, stood a strange apparition of a man.
falsetto - artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/falsetto   (260 words)

  
 Countertenor Index Page
The other easy answer - listen to someone listed in the
But, since I attempt (with some small success) to do the falsetto stuff myself, as part of this choir and elsewhere, I'm going to concentrate on that.
The term was revived and used exclusively for falsetto singing by Alfred Deller in the 1940s; then Russell Oberlin, whose technique seemed to be that of a high lyric tenor, also used the term.
http://www.countertenor.demon.co.uk/ct/ctindex.html   (414 words)

  
 falsetto on Encyclopedia.com
LONG, SPARKMAN SHARE LEAD AT 68 BELLEVUE TEEN FALSETTO HITS HIGH NOTE.(Sports)
For `Falsettos' composer, we are family.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Falsetto tone is usually thin and expressionless, but can be used with good effect.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/f/falsetto.asp   (272 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/falsettoboy
Music made by a nineteen year old male in his room.
The recording is all done, and Falsetto Boy will be heading into the studio of none other than recording guru and spiritual advisor Thomas Knecht some time soon after Christmas for mixing.
Falsetto Boy is in the midst of preparing a follow up to last year's EP "Falsetto Boy"!!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/falsettoboy   (486 words)

  
 JOHNNY FALSETTO
Eight years ago, Falsetto was among the pubescent crowd at Jefferson Park Golf Course, standing about 40 feet away, listening intently as Couples conducted a summer clinic on the course the tour player first played as a grade-schooler.
Originally a pizza parlor owner, the elder Falsetto taught the links game on the side for some time without accreditation.
A hitting area enclosed in black netting dominates the room.
http://johnnyfalsetto.blogspot.com   (2159 words)

  
 [Videolib] falsetto
A new music department faculty member stopped by and asked for a video on " the Falsetto" by Henry J. Rubin.
I found a few records in Worldcat and Bowker's Film and Video Locator (1990) but they are old and in older formats 16mm and in 3/4".
Does anyone know of a title and currently available source of anything visual dealing with the falsetto voice?
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/pipermail/videolib/2003-October/001637.html   (122 words)

  
 falsetto
The notes are ‘falsely’, or artificially, produced by making the vocal cords vibrate at a length shorter than usual.
Falsetto is the voice normally cultivated by male countertenors.
Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019588.html   (222 words)

  
 Falsetto - Hawaiian Music
Men generally perform falsetto, using the highest registers of their voices, reaching remarkable notes in the upper keys.
We have selected our best sellers and hope you'll agree.
http://www.tropicislemusic.com/music/falsetto.htm   (65 words)

  
 Abebooks Search Results - Falsetto
The Encyclopedia Americana International Edition Volume 10: Egypt to Falsetto
The Encyclopedia Americana Volume 10 Egusquiza to Falsetto
The Encyclopedia Americana International Edition Complete in Thirty Volumes Volume 10 - Egusquiza to Falsetto
http://textbook.abebooks.co.uk/Title/361073/Falsetto.html   (911 words)

  
 Shameless Falsetto
Part Iullerbrillan (Also known as Calyeni), this mutt shows the distinctive, tail-split trait of his father, along with his short, cat-like ears.
Shameless Falsetto's strangeness doesn't stop at his name!
http://dracothrope.lmfao.org.uk/Bonds/SCD/shamelessstats.htm   (176 words)

  
 Falsetto - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
This new adventure leads Kim Possible into battle with Falsetto Jones, Gemini, Duff Killigan, Shego and Dr. Drakken in four action-packed episodes.
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http://www.nextag.com/falsetto/search-html   (63 words)

  
 Synoptique - There is No Band at Club Silencio : Thoughts on David Lynch and MULHOLLAND DRIVE
He demonstrates how the film fits into (and goes beyond) the cinematic traditions of modernist surrealism and post-modernist stylistic excess.
What accounts for the feeling of dread and disconnect that follows us out of the theatre after watching a David Lynch film?
Mario Falsetto examines the carefully constructed universe of
http://www.synoptique.ca/core/en/articles/mulholland   (6201 words)

  
 Falsetto Teeth by Signalmen at Audio Lunchbox
5: Falsetto Teeth - Put Down The Phone
Audio Lunchbox / Alternative / Signalmen / Falsetto Teeth
http://audiolunchbox.com/album?a=7809   (17 words)

  
 Legends Of Falsetto - Compare Prices & Reviews at Smarter
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http://www.smarter.com/music-5/product/legends_of_falsetto-356721   (89 words)

  
 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera: falsetto @ HighBeam Research
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera: falsetto @ HighBeam Research
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1O77:falsetto/falsetto.html?refid=ip_hf   (150 words)

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