>--- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, John Link <johnlink@n...> wrote:
>> Is there an English term for "messa di voce"?
>
>I haven't heard one.
>
>> What is the literal translation?
>
>The literal translation is "placement of the voice" ('messa' from
>the Italian verb 'mettere').
If that is the literal translation, then why is this the name for
this exercise?
And where is the voiced supposedly placed? The notion of placing a
voice seems absurd, unless it means something like having the
sopranos stand to the left of the altos.
John Link
http://www.cdBaby.com/JohnLink
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