The purpose of this treatise is to compare and contrast the spectral analysis of
heldentenor and non-heldentenor voices in an effort to determine if a discernible acoustic
difference exists between them. High quality commercial recordings of tenors will be sampled.
Recordings will be selected where tenors sing a sustained /a/ vowel on the pitches F4, A4 and
B-flat4. These pitches will be chosen based on the following criteria. F4 is in chest
register, or mostly H2 dominant. A4 is in the secondo passaggio for both groups of tenors and
is in head voice. Finally, B-flat4 is in the second passaggio for the non-heldentenor group
and is in the terzo passaggio for the heldentenor group. The vowel /a/ will be isolated
because it is easy to identify vowel purity on recordings and it provides a clear look at the
vocal registration events. Once determined, each excerpt will be opened using the Audacity
software, where the desired section will be isolated. The excerpt will then be converted and
saved as a .wav file in order to facilitate analysis by the VoceVista software. During this
analysis, special attention will be given to the differential relationships between the
dominant harmonics H2, H3, SF (singer's formant) and the fundamental f0 or H1. Also included
in this treatise, will be a brief description of each of Richard Wagner's heldentenor roles as
well as a discussion of the singers that performed them. Special attention will be given to
role length and tessitura. Additionally, the German fach system will be discussed where every
role from Tristan to Siegfried will be addressed. / A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial
fulfillment of the Doctor of Music. / Fall Semester 2015. / October 16, 2015. / Heldentenor, Spectral / Includes bibliographical references. / David Okerlund, Professor Directing Treatise; Don Gibson,
University Representative; Chuck Chandler, Committee Member; Douglas Fisher, Committee
Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_291347 |
| Contributors | Walker, Jamison (authoraut), Okerlund, David (professor directing treatise), Gibson, Don B. (university representative), Chandler, Yuell (committee member), Fisher, Douglas L. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Music (degree granting college), College of Music (degree granting department) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (87 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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