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Posted by Doc on 10/02/22 11:53
"trike" <dougtricarico@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Doc wrote:
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> > I'm personally not keen on this "urban warble" style of vocal delivery
> > that's become ubiquitous among female singers both black and white.
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> That's called "melisma."
..nod Various embellishments, arpeggiating etc. on a particular vowel, but I
made up my own term for it since what they do seems to follow a distinctive
(and irritating) stylistic path of its own. I could probably call it "urban
melisma". Non-musicians might not know what I'm talking about.
It drives me nuts that so many female singers fall into it. I can't stand
listening to Christina Aguilera because of it. She has a great vocal
instrument, but it just sounds so contrived.
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