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  2. Vibrato - Wikipedia

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    The extent of the variation in pitch during vibrato is controlled by the performer. The extent of vibrato for solo singers is usually less than a semitone (100 cents) either side of the note, while singers in a choir typically use narrower vibrato with an extent of less than a tenth of a semitone (10 cents) either side. [1]

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above middle C. Mezzo-sopranos generally have a darker vocal tone than sopranos, and their vocal range is between that of a soprano and that of a contralto. MG See main gauche minore Minor key misterioso Mysterious mit Dämpfer (Ger.) With a mute M.M.

  4. Wolf tone - Wikipedia

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    The physics behind the warbling wolf was first explained by C. V. Raman. [3] He used simultaneous measurements of the vibrating string and the vibrating body of the cello, to show that the warbling sound is caused by an alternation of two different types of string vibration. All bowed string vibration is “stick-slip oscillation”.

  5. Ululation - Wikipedia

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    Ululation (/ ˌ j uː lj ʊ ˈ l eɪ ʃ ən, ˌ ʌ l-/ ⓘ, [1] [2] from Latin ululo), trilling or lele, is a long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound resembling a howl with a trilling quality. It is produced by emitting a high pitched loud voice accompanied with a rapid back and forth movement of the tongue and the uvula .

  6. Throat singing - Wikipedia

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    The term originates from the translation of the Tuvan word Xhöömei and the Mongolian word Xhöömi, which mean throat and guttural, respectively. [10] Ethnic groups from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Italy, China and India, among other countries, accept and normally employ the term throat singing to describe their way of producing voice, song and music.

  7. Acis and Galatea (Handel) - Wikipedia

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    George Frideric Handel. Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) is a musical work by George Frideric Handel with an English text by John Gay.The work has been variously described as a serenata, a masque, a pastoral or pastoral opera, a "little opera" (in a letter by the composer while it was being written), an entertainment and by the New Grove Dictionary of Music as an oratorio.

  8. All the performers announced for Donald Trump's inauguration ...

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    Lee Greenwood, known for his song "God Bless the U.S.A.," is set to take the stage at the swearing-in. “I am humbled and honored to be asked to perform for our 47th President Donald J. Trump ...

  9. Non-lexical vocables in music - Wikipedia

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    A scat is vocalized using wordless vocables and syllables (e.g. "bippity-bippity-doo-wop-razzamatazz-skoobie-doobie-shoobity-bee-bop-a-lula-shabazz") as employed by jazz singers. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice.