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Vocal music typically features sung words called [[lyrics]], although there are notable examples of vocal music that are performed using non-linguistic syllables, sounds, or noises, sometimes as musical [[onomatopoeia]], such as jazz [[scat singing]]. A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a song, although in different styles of music, it may be called an [[aria]] or [[hymn]].
Vocal music typically features sung words called [[lyrics]], although there are notable examples of vocal music that are performed using non-linguistic syllables, sounds, or noises, sometimes as musical [[onomatopoeia]], such as jazz [[scat singing]]. A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a song, although in different styles of music, it may be called an [[aria]] or [[hymn]].


Vocal music often has a sequence of sustained pitches that rise and fall, creating a [[melody]], but some vocal styles use less distinct pitches, such as [[chant]]s or a rhythmic speech-like delivery, such as [[rapping]]. As well, there are extended vocal techniques that may be used, such as screaming, growling, [[throat singing]]<!--Intentional link to DAB page-->, or yodelling. Vocal music is probably the oldest form of music, since it does not require any instrument besides the [[human voice]]. All musical cultures have some form or type of vocal music.
Vocal music often has a sequence of sustained pitches that rise and fall, creating a [[melody]], but some vocal styles use less distinct pitches, such as [[chant]]s or a rhythmic speech-like delivery, such as [[rapping]]. As well, there are extended vocal techniques that may be used, such as screaming, growling, [[throat singing]]<!--Intentional link to DAB page-->, or yodelling. Vocal music is probably the oldest form of music, since it does not require any instrument besides the [[human voice]]. All musical cultures have some variation of vocal music.


==Vocal music without lyrics==
==Vocal music without lyrics==
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* [[Hasidic Jews]] use a form of voice improvisation called [[nigunim]]. This consists of wordless tunes vocalized with sounds such as "Bim-bim-bam" or "Ai-yai-yai!" often accompanied by rhythmic clapping and drumming on the table.
* [[Hasidic Jews]] use a form of voice improvisation called [[nigunim]]. This consists of wordless tunes vocalized with sounds such as "Bim-bim-bam" or "Ai-yai-yai!" often accompanied by rhythmic clapping and drumming on the table.
* [[Puirt a beul]], also known as "Mouth Music", is a Scottish vocal technique imitating the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles, and other instruments used in traditional Scottish music. It was popularized in North America by [[Scottish Americans|Scottish immigrants]], and has been incorporated into many forms of American music from [[Traditional music|roots music]] to [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]].
* [[Puirt a beul]], also known as "Mouth Music", is a Scottish vocal technique imitating the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles, and other instruments used in traditional Scottish music. It was popularized in North America by [[Scottish Americans|Scottish immigrants]], and has been incorporated into many forms of American music from [[Traditional music|roots music]] to [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]].
* The [[Cante Alentejano]] is just based on vocal music. It's one of two Portuguese music traditions part of the [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists]], the other being [[Fado]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=01007|title= Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal|access-date= November 3, 2015|work= unesco.org|publisher= [[UNESCO]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00563|title= Fado, urban popular song of Portugal|access-date= November 3, 2015|work= unesco.org|publisher= [[UNESCO]]}}</ref>
* The [[Cante Alentejano]] is just based on vocal music. It is one of two Portuguese music traditions part of the [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists]], the other being [[Fado]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=01007|title= Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal|access-date= November 3, 2015|work= unesco.org|publisher= [[UNESCO]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00563|title= Fado, urban popular song of Portugal|access-date= November 3, 2015|work= unesco.org|publisher= [[UNESCO]]}}</ref>


===European classical vocal music===
===European classical vocal music===
[[Solfege]], a vocalized musical [[scale (music)|scale]], assigns various syllables such as ‘‘Do-Re-Mi‘‘ to each note. A variety of similar tools are found in
[[Solfege]], a vocalized musical [[scale (music)|scale]], assigns various syllables such as "Do-Re-Mi" to each note. A variety of similar tools are found in
traditional [[Music of India|Indian music]], and [[scat singing]] of jazz.
traditional [[Music of India|Indian music]], and [[scat singing]] of jazz.


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[[Hip hop music]] has a very distinct form of vocal percussion known as [[beatboxing]]. It involves creating beats, rhythms, and [[scratching]].
[[Hip hop music]] has a very distinct form of vocal percussion known as [[beatboxing]]. It involves creating beats, rhythms, and [[scratching]].


The singer of the Icelandic group [[Sigur Rós]], [[Jón Þór Birgisson]], often uses vocals without words, as does Icelandic singer/songwriter, [[Björk]]. Her album [[Medúlla (album)|Medúlla]] is composed entirely of processed and acoustic vocal music, including [[beatboxing]], [[choral]] arrangements, and [[Overtone singing|throat singing]].
The singer of the Icelandic group [[Sigur Rós]], [[Jón Þór Birgisson]], often uses vocals without words, as does Icelandic singer/songwriter, [[Björk]]. Her album [[Medúlla (album)|Medúlla]] is composed entirely of processed and acoustic vocal music, including beatboxing, [[choral]] arrangements, and [[Overtone singing|throat singing]].


Singer [[Bobby McFerrin]] has recorded a number of albums using only his voice and body, sometimes consisting of a texted melody supported by untexted vocalizations.
Singer [[Bobby McFerrin]] has recorded a number of albums using only his voice and body, sometimes consisting of a texted melody supported by untexted vocalizations.
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*[[Avi Kaplan]]: E{{music|b}}1 – F{{music|#}}5
*[[Avi Kaplan]]: E{{music|b}}1 – F{{music|#}}5
*[[Axl Rose]]: F1 – B{{music|b}}6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-artists-vocal-range_n_5357698|title=Comparing The Top Artists, Past And Present, By Vocal Range|date=20 May 2014|publisher=HuffPost|access-date=2 March 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Axl Rose]]: F1 – B{{music|b}}6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-artists-vocal-range_n_5357698|title=Comparing The Top Artists, Past And Present, By Vocal Range|date=20 May 2014|publisher=HuffPost|access-date=2 March 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Beyoncé]] – F2 to F6
*[[Beyoncé]] – G#2 to F6
*[[Cher]]: C3 – E6
*[[Cher]]: C3 – E6
*[[Clara Butt]]: A2 – B{{music|flat}}5
*[[Clara Butt]]: A2 – B{{music|flat}}5
*[[Daniel Gildenlöw]]: A1 – A5. Top range may be heard on songs such as "Dea Pecuniae", "A Trace of Blood" or "This Heart of Mine"; for low range, "Imago", "Of Dust" and "Beyond the Pale" are good examples.
*[[Daniel Gildenlöw]]: A1 – A5. Top range may be heard on songs such as "Dea Pecuniae", "A Trace of Blood" or "This Heart of Mine"; for low range, "Imago", "Of Dust" and "Beyond the Pale" are good examples.
*[[Dimash Kudaibergen]]: A1 - D8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://almaty.tv/news/obschestvo/1138-dimash-kudaybergen-priznan-zasludgennym-deyatelem-kazakhstana|title=Димаш Кудайберген признан Заслуженным деятелем Казахстана|date=12 December 2019|publisher=Almaty TV|access-date=10 February 2020|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/the-six-octave-man-from-kazakhstan-coming-to-new-york-2019-10-16-14/|title='The Six Octave Man' from Kazakhstan Coming To New York|publisher=Caspian News|access-date=10 February 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Dimash Kudaibergen]]: F#1 - D8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://almaty.tv/news/obschestvo/1138-dimash-kudaybergen-priznan-zasludgennym-deyatelem-kazakhstana|title=Димаш Кудайберген признан Заслуженным деятелем Казахстана|date=12 December 2019|publisher=Almaty TV|access-date=10 February 2020|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/the-six-octave-man-from-kazakhstan-coming-to-new-york-2019-10-16-14/|title='The Six Octave Man' from Kazakhstan Coming To New York|publisher=Caspian News|access-date=10 February 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Elizabeth Billington]]: A3 – A6.<ref name="Encyclopédie Larousse. Chant">[http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/musdico/chant/166738 "Encyclopédie Larousse. Chant"]</ref>
*[[Elizabeth Billington]]: A3 – A6.<ref name="Encyclopédie Larousse. Chant">[http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/musdico/chant/166738 "Encyclopédie Larousse. Chant"]</ref>
*[[Elvis Presley]]: B1 – A5. Elvis' B1 may be heard on the song "Such a Night", and on "Mystery Train" an A5 is reached towards the end. Towards his later career, he developed a rich baritone voice which still mastered the higher register with immense power, such as on "American Trilogy", "Unchained Melody" or the joking "Little Darlin'".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usQUpQQ-4YQ Video demonstrating Elvis' vocal range through the years]</ref>
*[[Elvis Presley]]: B1 – A5. Elvis' B1 may be heard on the song "Such a Night", and on "Mystery Train" an A5 is reached towards the end. Towards his later career, he developed a rich baritone voice which still mastered the higher register with immense power, such as on "American Trilogy", "[[Unchained Melody]]" or the joking "Little Darlin'".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usQUpQQ-4YQ Video demonstrating Elvis' vocal range through the years]</ref>
*[[Ewa Podleś]]: A2 – E{{music|flat}}6.
*[[Ewa Podleś]]: A2 – E{{music|flat}}6.
*[[Farinelli]]: C3 – C6.<ref>F Haböck, ''Die Gesangkunst der Kastraten'', (Vienna, 1923), p. 209</ref>
*[[Farinelli]]: C3 – C6.<ref>F Haböck, ''Die Gesangkunst der Kastraten'', (Vienna, 1923), p. 209</ref>
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*[[Georgia Brown (Brazilian singer)|Georgia Brown]] – G2 to G10
*[[Georgia Brown (Brazilian singer)|Georgia Brown]] – G2 to G10
*[[Isabella Colbran]]: F#3 – E6.<ref name="Encyclopédie Larousse. Chant"/>
*[[Isabella Colbran]]: F#3 – E6.<ref name="Encyclopédie Larousse. Chant"/>
*[[Lisa Gerrard]]: A2 to F#5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://therangeplanet.proboards.com/thread/831/lisa-gerrard |title=Lisa Gerrard - Significant Low Notes - Significant High Notes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=11 December 2019|website=The Range Planet|access-date=2 August 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/4c96b |archive-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[Lisa Gerrard]]: A2 to F#5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://therangeplanet.proboards.com/thread/831/lisa-gerrard |title=Lisa Gerrard - Significant Low Notes - Significant High Notes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=11 December 2019|website=The Range Planet|access-date=2 August 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200802132301/https://therangeplanet.proboards.com/thread/831/lisa-gerrard |archive-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[Lucrezia Aguiari]]: C4 – C7.<ref>[http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/musdico/Aguiari/165736 "Lucrezia Aguiari, dite La Bastardella ou La Bastardina ou Lucrezia Agujari, dite La Bastardella ou La Bastardina. Encyclopédie Larousse"]</ref>
*[[Lucrezia Aguiari]]: C4 – C7.<ref>[http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/musdico/Aguiari/165736 "Lucrezia Aguiari, dite La Bastardella ou La Bastardina ou Lucrezia Agujari, dite La Bastardella ou La Bastardina. Encyclopédie Larousse"]</ref>
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*[[Mado Robin]]: E4 – D7.<ref>Nicholas E. Limansky
*[[Mado Robin]]: B3 – D7.<ref>Nicholas E. Limansky
(Translated from English by Jean-Jacques Groleau): [http://www.abeillemusique.com/CD/Classique/IMV040/3329184684026/INA-Memoire-vive/Mado-Robin-soprano/1918-1960/cleart-2664.html ''Mado Robin, soprano (1918 - 1960)''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719142606/http://www.abeillemusique.com/CD/Classique/IMV040/3329184684026/INA-Memoire-vive/Mado-Robin-soprano/1918-1960/cleart-2664.html |date=2011-07-19 }}</ref>
(Translated from English by Jean-Jacques Groleau): [http://www.abeillemusique.com/CD/Classique/IMV040/3329184684026/INA-Memoire-vive/Mado-Robin-soprano/1918-1960/cleart-2664.html ''Mado Robin, soprano (1918 - 1960)''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719142606/http://www.abeillemusique.com/CD/Classique/IMV040/3329184684026/INA-Memoire-vive/Mado-Robin-soprano/1918-1960/cleart-2664.html |date=2011-07-19 }}</ref>
*[[Manuel García (tenor)|Manuel García]]: G2 – D5.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gonzague |last=Saint Bris |title=La Malibran |publisher=Belfond |year=2009|page=25 |isbn=978-2-7144-4542-1|language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Manuel García (tenor)|Manuel García]]: G2 – D5.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gonzague |last=Saint Bris |title=La Malibran |publisher=Belfond |year=2009|page=25 |isbn=978-2-7144-4542-1|language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Maria Callas]]: F{{music|sharp}}3 – F6.<ref name="Siff">Ira Siff, « ''[http://www.operanews.com/operanews/templates/content.aspx?id=3627 I vespri siciliani]'' » in ''[http://www.operanews.com/ Opera News]'', March 2008.</ref><ref name="Ardoin 1991">{{cite book |first=John |last=Ardoin |title=The Callas Legacy |publisher=Old Tappen, New Jersey: Scribner and Sons |year=1991 |isbn=0-684-19306-X |url=https://archive.org/details/callaslegacyc00ardo }}</ref><ref name="Dimanche, 2007">''L'Invité Du Dimanche'', ''The Callas Conversations, Vol. 2'' [DVD] 2007, EMI Classics.</ref> In his review of Callas's June 11, 1951 concert in [[Florence]], music critic Rock Ferris of ''[[Musical Courier]]'' said, "Her high E's and F's are taken full voice."<ref name="lowe">David A. Lowe, ed (1986). Callas: As They Saw Her. New York: Ungar Publishing Company. {{ISBN|0-8044-5636-4}}.</ref> In a 1969 French television interview with Pierre Desgraupes on the program ''L'invité du dimanche'', [[La Scala]]'s [[maestro]] [[Francesco Siciliani]] speaks of Callas's voice going to high F.<ref name="Dimanche, 2007"/>
*[[Maria Callas]]: F{{music|sharp}}3 – F6.<ref name="Siff">Ira Siff, « ''[http://www.operanews.com/operanews/templates/content.aspx?id=3627 I vespri siciliani]'' » in ''[http://www.operanews.com/ Opera News]'', March 2008.</ref><ref name="Ardoin 1991">{{cite book |first=John |last=Ardoin |title=The Callas Legacy |publisher=Old Tappen, New Jersey: Scribner and Sons |year=1991 |isbn=0-684-19306-X |url=https://archive.org/details/callaslegacyc00ardo }}</ref><ref name="Dimanche, 2007">''L'Invité Du Dimanche'', ''The Callas Conversations, Vol. 2'' [DVD] 2007, EMI Classics.</ref> In his review of Callas's June 11, 1951 concert in [[Florence]], music critic Rock Ferris of ''[[Musical Courier]]'' said, "Her high E's and F's are taken full voice."<ref name="lowe">David A. Lowe, ed (1986). Callas: As They Saw Her. New York: Ungar Publishing Company. {{ISBN|0-8044-5636-4}}.</ref> In a 1969 French television interview with Pierre Desgraupes on the program ''L'invité du dimanche'', [[La Scala]]'s [[maestro]] [[Francesco Siciliani]] speaks of Callas's voice going to high F.<ref name="Dimanche, 2007"/>
*[[Maria Malibran]]: E{{flat}}3 – E6.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gonzague |last=Saint Bris |title=La Malibran |publisher=Belfond |year=2009|pages=37 and 104 |isbn=978-2-7144-4542-1|language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Maria Malibran]]: E{{flat}}3 – E6.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gonzague |last=Saint Bris |title=La Malibran |publisher=Belfond |year=2009|pages=37 and 104 |isbn=978-2-7144-4542-1|language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Mariah Carey]]: F{{music|sharp}}2 – F{{music|sharp}}8. Carey has hit an F{{music|sharp}}2 while singing "You and I" live and an F{{music|sharp}}8 while swimming with a dolphin, making her vocal range exactly six octaves.
*[[Mariah Carey]]: F{{music|sharp}}2 – F{{music|sharp}}8. Carey has hit an F{{music|sharp}}2 while singing "You and I" live and an F{{music|sharp}}8 while swimming with a dolphin, making her vocal range exactly six octaves and one of the biggest in popular music history.
*[[Michael Jackson]]: E2 – B♭6
*[[Michael Jackson]]: E{{flat}}2 – B♭6
*[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]: A1 – G7
*[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]: A1 – G7
*[[Tim Buckley]]: F♯2 – A5
*[[Tim Buckley]]: F♯2 – A5

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A men's chorus from the 1940s or 1950s

Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally considered to be instrumental music (e.g. the wordless women's choir in the final movement of Holst's symphonic work The Planets) as is music without singing. Music without any non-vocal instrumental accompaniment is referred to as a cappella.[1]

Vocal music typically features sung words called lyrics, although there are notable examples of vocal music that are performed using non-linguistic syllables, sounds, or noises, sometimes as musical onomatopoeia, such as jazz scat singing. A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a song, although in different styles of music, it may be called an aria or hymn.

Vocal music often has a sequence of sustained pitches that rise and fall, creating a melody, but some vocal styles use less distinct pitches, such as chants or a rhythmic speech-like delivery, such as rapping. As well, there are extended vocal techniques that may be used, such as screaming, growling, throat singing, or yodelling. Vocal music is probably the oldest form of music, since it does not require any instrument besides the human voice. All musical cultures have some variation of vocal music.

Vocal music without lyrics

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World traditions

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  • Indian classical music is based on a rich vocal tradition, wherein even instruments are evaluated on their ability to follow the human voice, imitate it, or recreate the same expressions.
  • Elaborate untexted vocal improvisation was and still is an important element in Turkish and Middle Eastern music traditions. Such music existed prior to the 13th century and the First Crusade into Palestine and the city of Jerusalem, possibly even before the year 900.
  • The modern descendants of the ancient Kung tribes and clans of Southern Africa utilize similar traditional music techniques.
  • A form of improvisation known as thillana is a very important feature of Carnatic music from South India.
  • Tuvan throat singing often features wordless and improvised song. The sygyt technique is a particularly good example of this.
  • The Anglo-Saxon and Gaelic communities.
  • Hasidic Jews use a form of voice improvisation called nigunim. This consists of wordless tunes vocalized with sounds such as "Bim-bim-bam" or "Ai-yai-yai!" often accompanied by rhythmic clapping and drumming on the table.
  • Puirt a beul, also known as "Mouth Music", is a Scottish vocal technique imitating the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles, and other instruments used in traditional Scottish music. It was popularized in North America by Scottish immigrants, and has been incorporated into many forms of American music from roots music to bluegrass.
  • The Cante Alentejano is just based on vocal music. It is one of two Portuguese music traditions part of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, the other being Fado.[2][3]

European classical vocal music

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Solfege, a vocalized musical scale, assigns various syllables such as "Do-Re-Mi" to each note. A variety of similar tools are found in traditional Indian music, and scat singing of jazz.

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Hip hop music has a very distinct form of vocal percussion known as beatboxing. It involves creating beats, rhythms, and scratching.

The singer of the Icelandic group Sigur Rós, Jón Þór Birgisson, often uses vocals without words, as does Icelandic singer/songwriter, Björk. Her album Medúlla is composed entirely of processed and acoustic vocal music, including beatboxing, choral arrangements, and throat singing.

Singer Bobby McFerrin has recorded a number of albums using only his voice and body, sometimes consisting of a texted melody supported by untexted vocalizations.

Vocal music with lyrics

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Songs

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See Category:Song forms for short forms of music with words that are sung.

Extended techniques that involve lyrics

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The Second Viennese School, especially Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg, pioneered a technique called Sprechstimme in which singers are half-talk, half-sing, and only approximate pitches.

Wide-ranging voices

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Titze, I. R. (2008). The human instrument. Sci.Am. 298 (1):94-101. PM 18225701
  2. ^ "Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal". unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fado, urban popular song of Portugal". unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Comparing The Top Artists, Past And Present, By Vocal Range". HuffPost. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Димаш Кудайберген признан Заслуженным деятелем Казахстана" (in Russian). Almaty TV. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "'The Six Octave Man' from Kazakhstan Coming To New York". Caspian News. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Encyclopédie Larousse. Chant"
  8. ^ Video demonstrating Elvis' vocal range through the years
  9. ^ F Haböck, Die Gesangkunst der Kastraten, (Vienna, 1923), p. 209
  10. ^ Soto-Morettini, D. (2006), Popular Singing: A Practical Guide To: Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country and Gospel, A & C Black, ISBN 978-0713672664
  11. ^ "Lisa Gerrard - Significant Low Notes - Significant High Notes". The Range Planet. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Lucrezia Aguiari, dite La Bastardella ou La Bastardina ou Lucrezia Agujari, dite La Bastardella ou La Bastardina. Encyclopédie Larousse"
  13. ^ Nicholas E. Limansky (Translated from English by Jean-Jacques Groleau): Mado Robin, soprano (1918 - 1960) Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Saint Bris, Gonzague (2009). La Malibran (in French). Belfond. p. 25. ISBN 978-2-7144-4542-1.
  15. ^ Ira Siff, « I vespri siciliani » in Opera News, March 2008.
  16. ^ Ardoin, John (1991). The Callas Legacy. Old Tappen, New Jersey: Scribner and Sons. ISBN 0-684-19306-X.
  17. ^ a b L'Invité Du Dimanche, The Callas Conversations, Vol. 2 [DVD] 2007, EMI Classics.
  18. ^ David A. Lowe, ed (1986). Callas: As They Saw Her. New York: Ungar Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8044-5636-4.
  19. ^ Saint Bris, Gonzague (2009). La Malibran (in French). Belfond. pp. 37 and 104. ISBN 978-2-7144-4542-1.
  20. ^ Ellen Highstein: 'Yma Sumac (Chavarri, Emperatriz)' Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy. (Accessed 8 August 2006)
  21. ^ Clarke Fountain, "Yma Sumac: Hollywood's Inca Princess (review). Allmovie, reproduced in the New York Times. 1992. [1]
  22. ^ David Richards, "The Trill of a Lifetime; Exotic Singer Yma Sumac Meets a New Wave of Fans." The Washington Post, March 2, 1987, STYLE; PAGE B1. Accessed August 6, 2006, via Lexis Nexis, [2]