On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Ciro replied to me: > >To my ear, he is singing in a "feminine mode" head voice above G4 as > >opposed to what Pavarotti does. Still, it is clearly not falsetto, as it > >is a vibrant, flexibly-colored tone. > > Unless I am absolutely deaf and dumb, that is falsetto on my book > yes, very good falsetto singing, but falsetto nonetheless.
See, but that's the whole point... if what he does is falsetto, then what we call a woman's head voice is also. It has a singers' formant, and has a lot of color and dynamism. What some of are trying to say is this register is distinct from falsetto, while also being distinct from Pavarotti's high C (also sometimes referred to as head voice).
A true falsetto has no ring to it, and cannot be reconciled to the rest of the voice - it is quite apparent that Marschall has found a way to bridge these two registers very evenly. That is why I cannot call it falsetto. Still, I agree with you that it is qualitatively different from what Pavarotti does (though he is capable of this mode as well - vis his famous high F5, which is clearly not the same register as his C5).
A messa di voce (sic?) should be impossible in the upper half of my range if it is truly falsetto. I hope to put up another short clip soon... :)
Tako
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