Dan
It is often considered a "halo" which surrounds the note. Some people
feel a singer is singing sharp when actually it is this added brilliance
to the sound that is heard. Speaking of Corelli, one should listen to
his Capitol recording of "Granada" to hear "squillo" at its best. The
ending high C does sound a bit sharp, but is it really? Or is it that
brilliance of "squillo" we hear? I say it is the "squillo" that adds
that something extra to the note.
For me, squillo is a welcome embellishment to the sound of the voice -
and one we hear very little of today.
shortspark
When resonance is concentrated in the head or mask, and reinforced with very
strong breath support and "covering," the voice produces a very bright ringing
sound that produces overtones and adds an edge to the voice. The quality of
the singing voice is partly determined by the intensity of this head resonance
and its balance with resonance in the mouth and chest.
Corelli produces a great deal of squillo because he has very powerful breath
support and focusses his voice in the mask on high notes by "covering" them.
Female singers also have lots of head resonance but the effect is different
than from male singers because women are singing in a higher register and do
not "cover" their high notes.
If you have stood near a singer with a great deal of squillo, as I have, the
effect is remarkable. Projected out into a big hall, this resonance adds
brilliance, ring, and definition to the voice. Without squillo, the voice
sounds less brilliant, less cutting, and softer or woolly.
Drakejake
LT
Some require two hours to watch "60 Minutes".. nothing lacking there,
I'd say -- IF due to "reading between the lines"....
Seriously though, In Italian, squillo is associated with the brilliance in
the sound that a trumpet makes, and the first line of text the soldiers chorus
makes in act 3 of Trovatore refers to the squillo of war trumpets. When a whole
chorus can sing with squillo it is actually quite an exciting sound. Haven't
heard it very often though.
> the sound that a trumpet makes, and the first line of text the soldiers chorus
> makes in act 3 of Trovatore refers to the squillo of war trumpets. When a
whole
> chorus can sing with squillo it is actually quite an exciting sound. Haven't
> heard it very often though.
And the text of the chorus Norma refers to the squillo of a gong.
An entire chorus of squillo would certainly be exciting, but it depends a
lot on the context. It doesn't make for a good blend, and there is plenty
of music where I wouldn't consider it appropriate at all.
mdl
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> "Skip" <skipnospam\nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >yes and afterwards, give it to you to lick clean...................
>
> well I was right, you DO stick CD's up Handlegirls butt, and lick them
> clean ... but then again you do enjoy licking ass so much, dear. Keep
> on licking and probing, Handlegirl will hit those E Flats yet.
>
>
Uh...Hey, Steeeelllllaaaaa! Steeeeeeelllllaaaaaaaaaa!!
L "Kowalski" T
"You have come to my home, hat in hand, you ask me for favor......You
don't even think to call me 'Godfather'... Ahhh...."
-- Don V. Corleone (originally Andolini), 1971
Can't you hear me yella? You're putting me through
Hella....Stellaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
>Leonard Tillman wrote:
<< Uh...Hey, Steeeelllllaaaaa! Steeeeeeelllllaaaaaaaaaa!! >>
I'm trying to recall - in the Operatic version by Andre Previn,
did "Stanley the K" (Rodney Gilfry) say - or sing - an equivalent of
this?
LT
"I'm about to try optimism, -- but I know it won't do any good.. "
Stanley yells it, but doesn't sing it. Previn was certain that singing the
line would draw a laugh (as Flanders does in the excellent Simpsons' spoof).
Ken Meltzer
>kathy jon...@hotmail.com
And
> fern gla...@aol.com
Okaaay... Let's see now....we've got:
" Kathy 'n' Gladsie" ...In the tradition of maybe "Thelma & Louise"
?, " #s 1 and 2" ?,
"Frick 'n' Frack"? Good work, "Lateys", yer on
the right path.... ( -- but to *where*??)
Tell me, Allie, - What does *Mr.* Alama Bern...@aol.com have to
say about Wifey-Dearest flirting with online tapefanatics??