falsetto

The fistula voice (from Latin fistula - pipe, pipe) is the male head voice with a breath character; it is sometimes distinguished from falsetto . It enables unusual highs far beyond the tenor and can occasionally be heard in this use in the operetta . It is not used in serious artistic singing.

Physiologically, fistula and falsetto voices are identical and, as laryngostroboscopic examinations show, come about through the same mechanism. The only difference is in the language used. While falsetto is more common in art singing, e.g. B. used for the trained singing voice of counter tenors or altos , the term fistula is used more for natural voices or imitators of female voices.

When speaking, the falsified voice is perceived as ridiculous or unsympathetic. The Chairman of the State Council of the GDR, Walter Ulbricht, was often the victim of ridicule because of his faint voice.

See also

• Vocal register

Web links

Wiktionary: Fistelstimme  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Karl Friedr. Sal Liskovius : Physiology of the human voice. Barth, 1846, p. 42 ( limited preview in Google book search).
2. ↑ Rainer Gries: "Walter Ulbricht - we are all!" Staging strategies of charismatic communication . In: Frank Möller (Hrsg.): Charismatic leaders of the German nation . Oldenbourg, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-486-56717-9 , pp. 193-218, here pp. 194 and 198 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).