Word: vibratoless
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...Love," and "Fine Knacks for Ladies." I wish she had sung some other Dowland songs, however. These two songs were delightful trifles, but at his best Dowland was capable of writing expressive, subtle, and profound laments that are among the glories of English music. Wilson's voice, pure and vibratoless, is ideal for Renaissance music. I was amazed at how well she projected the words in the vast cavern that is Sanders Theater...
...freak? Not at all, just a voice so seldom heard today as to sound strangely neuter at first hearing. But once the ear adapts to Deller's pure, vibratoless voice spiraling effortlessly up through the range of the female alto, the effect is entrancing. In two Handel arias, it floated lightly and lonely as a lark above the bustle of the orchestra. The performance had all the fresh appeal of a lost art rediscovered, which, in fact, it is. Deller is now 53, but when he first achieved recognition, he was the first virtuoso countertenor in 120 years. Almost...
Actually, the first crack in the dam was when Lester ("Pres") Young introduced a new school of vibratoless tone and long, extended solo lines. Young was Hawkins' strongest challenger, and it was Pres who begat Getz and the cool school. Most musicians consider Hawkins and Young the two great tenor influences...
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