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The expression of emotion in the singing voice : Acoustic patterns in vocal performance
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Acoustical Society of America (ASA),2017
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:kth-223007
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https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5002886DOI
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Language:English
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Summary in:English
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QC 20180213
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There has been little research on the acoustic correlates of emotional expression in the singing voice. In this study, two pertinent questions are addressed: How does a singer's emotional interpretation of a musical piece affect acoustic parameters in the sung vocalizations? Are these patterns specific enough to allow statistical discrimination of the intended expressive targets? Eight professional opera singers were asked to sing the musical scale upwards and downwards (using meaningless content) to express different emotions, as if on stage. The studio recordings were acoustically analyzed with a standard set of parameters. The results show robust vocal signatures for the emotions studied. Overall, there is a major contrast between sadness and tenderness on the one hand, and anger, joy, and pride on the other. This is based on low vs high levels on the components of loudness, vocal dynamics, high perturbation variation, and a tendency for high low-frequency energy. This pattern can be explained by the high power and arousal characteristics of the emotions with high levels on these components. A multiple discriminant analysis yields classification accuracy greatly exceeding chance level, confirming the reliability of the acoustic patterns.
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Sundberg, JohanKTH,Tal, musik och hörsel, TMH(Swepub:kth)u1fkc0ej
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Fantini, B.
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Trznadel, S.
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Eyben, F.
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KTHTal, musik och hörsel, TMH
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In:Journal of the Acoustical Society of America: Acoustical Society of America (ASA)142:4, s. 1805-18150001-49661520-8524
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