This is such a beautiful and poignant piece of music, isn't it? and I know which note exactly you're talking about. That last line about "when twofold silence was the song" with an octave leap on pianissimo. (In my key, it's an E-flat.) I won't give any technical advice on achieving that pp since I think others already have and are better at it than I, but I will suggest that you don't start off the phrase too quietly. make sure you have space to dimuendo. Just in case you haven't already thought of this... :)
I hope you have a nice time with this piece, Jen
--- Lea Ann Martin <Lea-Ann@c...> wrote: > Hi all! > > I just bought a pretty piece of music...V williams, > Silent Noon in the Key of F. > > I was going through it and have sung it probably 10 > times since yesterday. I have noticed in this piece > and in all my others that I am not able to produce a > floaty pianissimo high note. When I produce a > lighter sounding note it sounds more shrill and > fragile than I would like. And the resonance is > unpredictable. To my mind the master of such notes > is Renee Fleming...how does she do it? > > Any tips? Breath support, placement, tension????? > > Lea Ann > > > removed] > >
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