falsetton.

Brit.

/fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ/,

/fɒlˈsɛtəʊ/, U.S.

/fɔlˈsɛdoʊ/,

/fɑlˈsɛdoʊ/

Forms: Also 1700s irregular falsetta.

Etymology: Italian, diminutive of falso false adj., adv., and n. Compare French fausset.

a. A forced voice of a range or register above the natural; the head voice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > forced voice

falset1707

falsetto1774

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > harshness and shrillness

stridulency1657

falsetto1774

stridency1865

stridence1890

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > falsetto

falset1707

falsetto1774

1774 H. Walpole Let. to Earl of Strafford 11 Nov. There is a full melancholy melody in his [Leoni's] voice, though a falsetta.

1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 142 The same difference..takes place between the natural voice and the common falsetto.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 419/1 The term basso falsetto has been proposed to designate this voice [a feigned lower voice], but the term lower falsetto is more accurate.

?1856 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship lvii. 413 ‘To whom do I refer!’ repeated her husband, in the highest note of his shrill falsetto.

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music 501/2 The male counter-tenor, or alto voice, is almost entirely falsetto.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 28 The mock heroick falsetto of stupid tragedy.

1819 W. Scott Drama in Encycl. Brit.: Suppl. 4th–6th Eds. III. ii. 652/1 All is tuned to the same smooth falsetto of sentiment.

1875 A. C. Swinburne Ess. & Stud. 249 Much of the poem is written throughout in falsetto.

2. One who sings with a falsetto voice.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > falsetto

falsetto1789

falsettist1888

1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music IV. 44 You are pleased..to compare the falsetti of former times with the soprani.

1884 F. Niecks Conc. Dict. Mus. Terms Falsetto, a singer who sings soprano or alto parts with such a voice.

Compounds

attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > shrill or forced

shrillc1386

shirl1418

straineda1542

treble1550

efforced1590

shrilly1594

minikin1602

stridulous1646

feigned1664

extended1699

pipy1769

falsetto1826

screechy1834

stridulent1874

roofy1897

taut1916

1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) II. 276 A sort of falsetto tone in her speech.

1854 J. S. Bushnan in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. (c1865) I. 286/2 The falsetto voice has more of a humming character.

1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. iii. vii. 466 When falsetto notes are uttered the vocal cords are seen to be wide apart.

1889 Spectator 9 Nov. 623/2 The last sentence..seems to us to go perilously near making a falsetto conscience out of the antipathies of strait-laced men.

Derivatives

falˈsettist n. one who sings in falsetto.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > falsetto

falsetto1789

falsettist1888

1888 Harper's Mag. June 73 Soprano falsettists were once common enough in France.

1892 Daily News 28 July 6/2 The Italian tenor..is an ‘incomparable falsettist’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	falsetto
释义	falsetton. Brit. /fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ/, /fɒlˈsɛtəʊ/, U.S. /fɔlˈsɛdoʊ/, /fɑlˈsɛdoʊ/ Forms: Also 1700s irregular falsetta. Etymology: Italian, diminutive of falso false adj., adv., and n. Compare French fausset. 1. a. A forced voice of a range or register above the natural; the head voice. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > forced voice falset1707 falsetto1774 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > harshness and shrillness stridulency1657 falsetto1774 stridency1865 stridence1890 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > falsetto falset1707 falsetto1774 1774 H. Walpole Let. to Earl of Strafford 11 Nov. There is a full melancholy melody in his [Leoni's] voice, though a falsetta. 1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 142 The same difference..takes place between the natural voice and the common falsetto. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 419/1 The term basso falsetto has been proposed to designate this voice [a feigned lower voice], but the term lower falsetto is more accurate. ?1856 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship lvii. 413 ‘To whom do I refer!’ repeated her husband, in the highest note of his shrill falsetto. 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music 501/2 The male counter-tenor, or alto voice, is almost entirely falsetto. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 28 The mock heroick falsetto of stupid tragedy. 1819 W. Scott Drama in Encycl. Brit.: Suppl. 4th–6th Eds. III. ii. 652/1 All is tuned to the same smooth falsetto of sentiment. 1875 A. C. Swinburne Ess. & Stud. 249 Much of the poem is written throughout in falsetto. 2. One who sings with a falsetto voice. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > falsetto falsetto1789 falsettist1888 1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music IV. 44 You are pleased..to compare the falsetti of former times with the soprani. 1884 F. Niecks Conc. Dict. Mus. Terms Falsetto, a singer who sings soprano or alto parts with such a voice. Compounds attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > shrill or forced shrillc1386 shirl1418 straineda1542 treble1550 efforced1590 shrilly1594 minikin1602 stridulous1646 feigned1664 extended1699 pipy1769 falsetto1826 screechy1834 stridulent1874 roofy1897 taut1916 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) II. 276 A sort of falsetto tone in her speech. 1854 J. S. Bushnan in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. (c1865) I. 286/2 The falsetto voice has more of a humming character. 1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. iii. vii. 466 When falsetto notes are uttered the vocal cords are seen to be wide apart. 1889 Spectator 9 Nov. 623/2 The last sentence..seems to us to go perilously near making a falsetto conscience out of the antipathies of strait-laced men. Derivatives falˈsettist n. one who sings in falsetto. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > falsetto falsetto1789 falsettist1888 1888 Harper's Mag. June 73 Soprano falsettists were once common enough in France. 1892 Daily News 28 July 6/2 The Italian tenor..is an ‘incomparable falsettist’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1774
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