Overtone choir

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An overtone choir is a choir whose members use the technique of overtone singing .

The first work for an ensemble singing overtones that could be described as an overtone choir is Karlheinz Stockhausen's tuning for 5 solo voices and tape from 1968, premiered by the Collegium Vocale Cologne under the direction of Wolfgang Fromme . Even Roberto Laneris Two views of the Amazon for obertönige voice 1981 Multi-track recorded can be viewed as a Obertonchorkomposition. David Hykes founded the Harmonic Choir in New York in 1975, the first specialized overtone choir. His composition Hearing Solar Winds (1983) is a milestone in overtone choir music.

One of the best-known choirs in Germany dedicated to overtone music is the Overtone Choir Düsseldorf founded by Christian Bollmann . Essential aspects of this music are the relaxing sounds created by the overtone singing.

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