John Link <johnlink@c...> wrote
John Link <johnlink@c...> wrote
> >RE: David Daniels: I'd probably say medium-lyric countertenor.
>
> So, according to your previous post, I would conclude that you think
> he doesn't use falsetto. It is my impresion that he does, because
> when I sing along with a CD of his he and I don't sound all that
> differrent (I mean that it seems like we're using our voices the same
> way).
There is a big difference in how something sounds (esp on a recording) and
what is actually going on in the larynx. Not counting the singer's formant
(which is present in Daniels' voice) there is similarity in tone between
falsetto and male light head voice, probably because both are resonating in
a man's vocal tract. The actuation of the tone, however, is different.
Falsetto is made on loose cords at full length. Head voice requires a
shortened vibrating length and muscular tension, and full closure during
each cycle.
Consider the similar sounds of col legno and regularly bowed violins. Both
are recognizably "violinesque", because the resonant space of the violin is
so unique. Both are beautiful, but only one carries in a hall.
Remember a recording is not the real thing!
Tako
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