File:Vocal_fold_scheme.svg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
falsetto
Sign in to saveAlso known as falzet
Falsetto ( , ; Italian diminutive of , "false") is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal cords, in whole or in part. Commonly cited in the context of singing, falsetto, a characteristic of phonation by both sexes, is also one of four main spoken vocal registers recognized by speech pathology.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, falsetto is referenced by 1,526 other articles, and connects out to vocal folds, vocal register and head voice.
Vinony files it under Human voice, Italian opera terminology and Phonation.
Its subject is documented across 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- vocal technique
Show 5 more facts
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- different from
- Falset
- language of work or name
- Italian
- next higher rank
- whistle register
- next lower rank
- modal voice
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Anatomical process
- Female falsetto
- Musical history
- Use in singing
- Use in speech
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Falsetto ( , ; Italian diminutive of , "false") is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal cords, in whole or in part. Commonly cited in the context of singing, falsetto, a characteristic of phonation by both sexes, is also one of four main spoken vocal registers recognized by speech pathology.
The term falsetto is most often used in the context of singing to refer to a type of vocal phonation that enables the singer to sing notes beyond the vocal range of the normal, or modal, voice (M1). The typical tone of falsetto register, or M2, usually has a characteristic breathy and flute-like sound relatively free of overtones—which is more limited than its modal counterpart in both dynamic variation and tone quality. However, William Vennard points out that while most untrained people can sound comparatively "breathy" or "hooty" when using falsetto production, there are in rarer cases individuals who have developed a much stronger falsetto sound production, which has more "ring" to it.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “falsetto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.