Pitch profile of the Glottal Whistle

Michael Edgerton; s tan; g evans; MH Jang; BK Kim; FY Loo; KC Pan; N Hashim; J Amin

Pitch profile of the Glottal Whistle

Michael Edgerton, s tan (Contributor), g evans (Contributor), MH Jang (Contributor), BK Kim (Contributor), FY Loo (Contributor), KC Pan (Contributor), N Hashim (Contributor), J Amin (Contributor)

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

This paper presents a previously unreported method of laryngeal vocal sound production that is capable of producing pitches even higher than the whistle register (M3). Colloquially known as the glottal whistle (here referred to as M4), this method has a wider range than M3 and features frequent instances of biphonation, which is of interest for those involved with contemporary and improvised music. Pitch profile analyses of M4 have found the majority of fundamental frequency (f0) activity to be between 1 and 3 kHz, while the most frequently seen range was between 1000 to 1,500 Hz. Remarkably, multiple singers were able to produce f0 higher than the highest tone on the piano.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-85
Number of pages	8
Journal	Malaysian Journal of Science
Volume	32
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2013

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Music
Oto-rhino-laryngology
Biophysics

1 Specialist publication article
1 Artistic work

Extreme Voices
Edgerton, M., 2023 Oct 30, Röstläget, 31, p. 6 to 13 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Research

Open Access
The Old Folks at Home (e95, 2016) for solo voice
Edgerton, M. (Composer), 2016
Research output: Non-textual form › Artistic work

1 Active

voice research
Edgerton, M. (Researcher) & Herbst, C. (Researcher)
1995/06/12 → 2025/08/24
Project: Research

4 Performance

Performance of The Old Folks at Home (partial premiere) by Angela Wingerath
Edgerton, M. (Composer) & Wingerath, A. (Singer)
2021 Nov 28
Activity: Talk or presentation › Performance
performance of Anaphora
Edgerton, M. (Composer) & Brusoni, F. (Singer)
2021 Oct 13
Activity: Talk or presentation › Performance
2021-09-03. Performance. Anaphora by Felicita Brusoni, Tallinn. Conference, DOCTORS IN PERFORMANCE 2021
Edgerton, M. (Composer) & Brusoni, F. (Singer)
2021 Sept 3
Activity: Talk or presentation › Performance

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Pitch profile of the Glottal Whistle

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Subject classification (UKÄ)

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Extreme Voices

The Old Folks at Home (e95, 2016) for solo voice

Projects

voice research

Activities

Performance of The Old Folks at Home (partial premiere) by Angela Wingerath

performance of Anaphora

2021-09-03. Performance. Anaphora by Felicita Brusoni, Tallinn. Conference, DOCTORS IN PERFORMANCE 2021

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