MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Falsetto, Recitative, Aria
4 Apr 2018
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Jingju dominated beijing entertainment for over 100 years, until the. On stage there is no stage, action usually takes place in front of a curtain. Each character with its owns style of acting, speaking, singing, costume, and makeup. Falsetto- a technique for singing in a very high range by which a singer causes the voice to bypass the larynx. The recitative-like phrases in erhuang and the metered aria in xipi. Heterophony- the simultaneous playing or singing of two or more slightly different versions of a melody. Percussion ensemble provides a textural contrast as it punctuates musical segments. Aria is set in a four beat rhythm.
