On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Ciro replied to me:
> >To my ear, he is singing in a "feminine mode" head voice above G4 as
> >opposed to what Pavarotti does. Still, it is clearly not falsetto, as it
> >is a vibrant, flexibly-colored tone.
>
> Unless I am absolutely deaf and dumb, that is falsetto on my book
> yes, very good falsetto singing, but falsetto nonetheless.
See, but that's the whole point... if what he does is falsetto, then what
we call a woman's head voice is also. It has a singers' formant, and has a
lot of color and dynamism. What some of are trying to say is this register
is distinct from falsetto, while also being distinct from Pavarotti's high
C (also sometimes referred to as head voice).
A true falsetto has no ring to it, and cannot be reconciled to the rest of
the voice - it is quite apparent that Marschall has found a way to bridge
these two registers very evenly. That is why I cannot call it falsetto.
Still, I agree with you that it is qualitatively different from what
Pavarotti does (though he is capable of this mode as well - vis his
famous high F5, which is clearly not the same register as his C5).
A messa di voce (sic?) should be impossible in the upper half of my range
if it is truly falsetto. I hope to put up another short clip soon... :)
Tako
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