VOICE

See Larynx. became VOICE is the production of sount day he by means of vocal cords or membranou: of reeds situated in the larynx. The pitci ofa voice varies with the size of th N., larynx—the smaller the larynx ith Ru ia. higher the pitch. There are six distinc types of voice, cla ified according t timbre (t.e. quality of tone) rathe naval than to pitch—(male) ba , baritone Ru ia tenor, and (female) contralto, mezzo Peter soprano, and soprano, the latter ap and proximating to a boy’s treble. Middl female voices should really be cla ifier naval as mezzo-soprano and mezzo-contralto 1905-6. since they ‘vary considerably. A simila in suggestion has been made regard in: at male voices; but the baritone is, stricth preserve speaking, of ba timbre, although highe Czechoin pitch. Most voices have a compas the of approximately two octaves, les April, commonly of three; but the tone-qualit; with of a voice is not consistent throughou its compa . The upper ‘registel Japanese (i.e. series of notes of similar quality) British, or ‘head’ voice (voce finta), as Oppose to the lower register or ‘chest’ voic restoring (voce piena), demands a different proces revolution of production. town, on Morge, Isére, France; manufactures cloth. Pop. 13,000.