head voicen.

Brit.

/ˈhɛd vɔɪs/, U.S.

/ˈhɛd ˌvɔɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: head n.¹, voice n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + voice n., after Italian voce di testa (1743 in an English context; or earlier). Compare French voix de tête (1761 or earlier), German Kopfstimme (a1758 or earlier).

An upper register of the voice in singing or speaking (usually contrasted with chest voice: see chest n.¹ Compounds 4).Used mainly of the register immediately above the chest voice, but sometimes also of the falsetto register.

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

head voice1806

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

voce di petto1742

voce di testa1742

head voice1806

head register1845

chest register1847

voce di gola1876

chest-voice1879

1806 La Belle Assemblée Sept. 434/2 A degeneration of the voce di petto, or full voice, is the voce di testa, or head voice.

1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxxvi. 377 He has a remarkable head-voice.

1880 B. Harte Jeff Briggs ii Come here! she cried in a small head voice not unlike a bird's twitter.

1925 Music Supervisor's Jrnl. 12 70/2 The greatest problem in voice training is the upper, or head voice.

1968 Jrnl. Internat. Folk Music Council 20 13 Folk musicians and audiences alike seem to prefer leading singers, that is soloists, in choral ensembles, who possess strong head voices.

2008 B. Evaristo Blonde Roots (2009) 199 He'd just delivered a sermon.., his tremulous voice oscillating between at least three octaves: from a belly-rumbling lower register to the more hysterical nasal shrieks of his head voice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head voice
释义	head voicen. Brit. /ˈhɛd vɔɪs/, U.S. /ˈhɛd ˌvɔɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: head n.¹, voice n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + voice n., after Italian voce di testa (1743 in an English context; or earlier). Compare French voix de tête (1761 or earlier), German Kopfstimme (a1758 or earlier). An upper register of the voice in singing or speaking (usually contrasted with chest voice: see chest n.¹ Compounds 4).Used mainly of the register immediately above the chest voice, but sometimes also of the falsetto register. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > specific registers head voice1806 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > register voce di petto1742 voce di testa1742 head voice1806 head register1845 chest register1847 voce di gola1876 chest-voice1879 1806 La Belle Assemblée Sept. 434/2 A degeneration of the voce di petto, or full voice, is the voce di testa, or head voice. 1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxxvi. 377 He has a remarkable head-voice. 1880 B. Harte Jeff Briggs ii Come here! she cried in a small head voice not unlike a bird's twitter. 1925 Music Supervisor's Jrnl. 12 70/2 The greatest problem in voice training is the upper, or head voice. 1968 Jrnl. Internat. Folk Music Council 20 13 Folk musicians and audiences alike seem to prefer leading singers, that is soloists, in choral ensembles, who possess strong head voices. 2008 B. Evaristo Blonde Roots (2009) 199 He'd just delivered a sermon.., his tremulous voice oscillating between at least three octaves: from a belly-rumbling lower register to the more hysterical nasal shrieks of his head voice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806
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