Summary
China's traditional Peking Opera has four standard categories of roles: Sheng, Dan,
Jing, and Chou, the singing vibrato of each displaying a different auditory effect.
The audio and respiratory signals were recorded for two performers of the Qing Yi
role, one of the Jing role, one of the Chou role, one of the Lao Sheng role, one of
the Xiao Sheng role, and one of the Lao Dan role. The recordings gained eventually
consisted of 24 representative songs from six roles. The rates and extents of vibrato,
fundamental frequency, and rib cage signals were analyzed. Two findings were obtained:
(1) the classical opera singing vibratos of China and Western countries are acoustically
different from each other; and (2) in Peking Opera, the singing vibratos of different
roles show significant acoustic differences.
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Publication history
Published online: January 16, 2017
Accepted:
November 22,
2016
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