[78-L] Oversouling

[Thatcher Graham]

I think the technical term is "melisma."


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Thatcher Graham
Mediaguide



On 2/9/2011 12:31 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> Both Colonna and Kaye did it for comedic effect, not to show off how 'good' a singer they were. When Danny Kaye wanted to sing a song straight, he did so with taste and restraint. Listen to his recording of "Eileen" (Columbia 36585), which was based on the old Thomas Moore lyric, "Bendemeer's Stream." It's a touching, beautiful rendition. You can't possibly be suggesting that Colonna and Kaye can be compared in any way to Christina Aguilera! There's a difference between comedic style and sheer overblown oversinging just for the sake of seeing how many notes you can cram into one syllable.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 17:03:44 +0000
>> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Oversouling
>>
>> Cary Ginell wrote:
>> This writer put his finger on exactly what is wrong with today's
>> singers. And this shouldn't be viewed as some old fart grumbling about
>> "it ain't like the good ole days." Thanks to singers like Mariah Carey,
>> Whitney Houston, and Aguilera, singing itself has changed. Bing Crosby's
>> voice and Frank Sinatra's phrasing were enough, but singers today feel
>> they have to put something "extra" into a song to sell it, and end up
>> overselling. I even hear it in jazz singing, where interpretation has
>> always been key - you can even oversell there.
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-eskow/christina-aguilera-and-th_b_819979.html?ref=fb&src=sp
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>> ===============
>> No-one put more into a song than Jerry Colonna. Danny Kaye, perhaps?
>>
>>         Julian Vein
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