Lynn Elisabeth, Narayanan Shrikanth S, Lammert Adam C
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01690, USA.
Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 95616, USA
JASA Express Lett. 2021 Jul;1(7):075202. doi: 10.1121/10.0005109. Epub 2021 Jul 9.
Tone quality termed "dark" is an aesthetically important property of Western classical voice performance and has been associated with lowered formant frequencies, lowered larynx, and widened pharynx. The present study uses real-time magnetic resonance imaging with synchronous audio recordings to investigate dark tone quality in four professionally trained sopranos with enhanced ecological validity and a relatively complete view of the vocal tract. Findings differ from traditional accounts, indicating that labial narrowing may be the primary driver of dark tone quality across performers, while many other aspects of vocal tract shaping are shown to differ significantly in a performer-specific way.
被称为“暗”的音质是西方古典声乐表演中一项具有美学重要性的属性，并且与共振峰频率降低、喉部下降和咽部变宽有关。本研究使用实时磁共振成像与同步音频记录，以在生态效度更高且对声道有相对完整视角的情况下，对四位专业训练的女高音的暗音质进行研究。研究结果与传统观点不同，表明唇部变窄可能是所有表演者暗音质的主要驱动因素，而声道塑造的许多其他方面在表演者个体上存在显著差异。
