In a message dated 11/18/2002 12:43:36 AM Central Standard Time,
deanmacy@a... writes:
> Likewise in a chorus. The sound of a chorus is unique because most
> people in a chorus do not have perfect pitch. If they did, the
> resulting sound would be dull/flat sounding. The members in a chorus
> sing on pitch and somewhere between the lower edge and upper edge of
> pitch. This sound, the 'detuned' chorus, sets up harmonies, call it a
> natural vibrato, which yields a rich, full sound. When you throw in
> vibrato, much like the two detuned guitars, the waves clash with each
> other resulting in a terrible, hideous sound.
>
> This is why choral directors insist on no vibrato.
>
> Dr Dean
>
I sang in chicaog symphony chorus for 11 years and we all sang with vibrato.
Last time I checked, that was considered on of the finest symphonic choruses
in the world.
Randy Buescher
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