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From:  buzzcen@a...
buzzcen@a...
Date:  Mon Oct 16, 2000  4:36 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Re: opera and speech


In a message dated 10/15/00 9:14:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
lloyd.hanson@n... writes:
lloyd.hanson@n... writes:

<< The content of the
singing line is the vowel; the vowel is the tonal center of the singing
line. To be a slave to some concept of pure, spoken vowels is to deny the
essence of what singing is all about. >>


One more point. If the vowels do not resemble speech (which is what vowels
are), what is the essence of singing.... an affected sound?

Randy Buescher

emusic.com