| Organization: Plainview-Rover Public Schools To: vocalist Date sent: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:05:07 -600 Subject: Re: Castrati Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Castration does not alter the voice itself. What occurs in a nutshell is that it would keep the boy from maturing naturally. This enabled them to keep the boy soprano and combine it with the physical attributes of a man after physically maturing giving the voice more power and brilliance. It is really interesting to read up on the practice of castrati. Another interesting piece of fiction to read on castrati is a Anne Rice novel....I forget the name of the novel sorry.
Date sent: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 23:56:01 +0200 From: vocalist (WebMonitor mail) To: vocalist Subject: Castrati Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
> (next-url) /submitted.html > (message) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Can someone please tell me how castration alters the voice? > I read that about 4 thousand boys were castrated in the 17th > century every year to enable them to have the most beautiful voices to sing in the churches. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >
John Peoples Music Plainview-Rover School Plainview, AR jpeoples-at-prhs.afsc.k12.ar.us
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