| To: "'VOCALIST'" <vocalist> Subject: RE: MOUTH VOICE Date sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:55:15 +0100 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
I'm fascinated. I don't know the book 'The four voices of man'. Could I trouble you to post a summary of the four placements, and who used them.
I found the comment about Robert Merrill very interesting as he is one of my favourite baritones. From the technical standpoint, one listens to Merrill to marvel of the complete relaxation of the apparatus, and the ease of attack (to say nothing of his extraordinary musicality). With such enormous technical advantages I'd always wondered why the quality of his voice became quite dry and 'shouty' during the last ten years of his career, and why he preferred not to sustain his high notes, although he never seemed to miss them. Now I wonder whether the answer lies in his placement, as I've noted similar phenomena in other singers who use this kind of placement. I don't know Hines's singing at all well, but I know he had several crises in his career, does anyone know whether he suffered from similar deficiencies.
Regards / vriendelijke groeten
Laurie Kubiak Commercial Analyst - Europe & Africa SMMS Sales and Contract Support, Shell Services International Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA Telephone: +44 171 934 3853; Fax: +44 171 934 6674 Mobile: 07771 971 921: E.mail: Laurence.l.Kubiak-at-is.shell.com Office: LON-SC 631
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