Vocal music
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| - | :''[[Flemish Primitives]], [[Early Netherlandish painting]], [[Flanders]], [[Belgian art]]'' | ||
| - | == Gothic and Renaissance visual arts == | + | '''Vocal music''' is a type of [[singing]] performed by one or more singers, either with [[musical instruments|instrumental]] accompaniment, or without instrumental [[accompaniment]] ([[a cappella]]), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. [[Music]] which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally considered to be [[instrumental music]] (e.g. the wordless women's choir in the final movement of [[Gustav Holst|Holst]]'s symphonic work ''[[The Planets]]'') as is music without singing. Music without any non-vocal instrumental accompaniment is referred to as ''[[a cappella]]''. |
| - | The [[Mosan art]], the [[Early Netherlandish painting|Early Netherlandish]], the Flemish [[Renaissance]] and [[Baroque]] painting, and major examples of [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]], [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]], [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] and [[Baroque architecture]], and the Renaissance [[vocal music]] of the [[Franco-Flemish School]] developed in the southern part of the Low Countries, are milestones in the history of art. Famous names in this classic tradition are [[Jan van Eyck]], [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]], [[Peter Paul Rubens]] and [[Anthony van Dyck]]. This rich artistic production, often referred to as a whole as [[Flemish art]], gradually declined during the second half of the seventeenth century. | + | |
| + | Vocal music typically features sung words called [[lyrics]], although there are notable examples of vocal music that are performed using non-linguistic syllables, sounds, or noises, sometimes as musical [[onomatopoeia]], such as jazz [[scat singing]]. A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a [[song]], although in different styles of music, it may be called an [[aria]] or [[hymn]]. | ||
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| + | Vocal music often has a sequence of sustained pitches that rise and fall, creating a [[melody]], but some vocal styles use less distinct pitches, such as [[chant]]s or a rhythmic speech-like delivery, such as [[rapping]]. As well, there are extended vocal techniques that may be used, such as screaming, growling, [[Throat singing (disambiguation)|throat singing]]<!--Intentional link to DAB page-->, or yodelling. Vocal music is probably the oldest form of music, since it does not require any instrument besides the [[human voice]]. All musical [[culture]]s have some form or type of vocal music. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[Choir]] | ||
| + | * [[Human voice]] | ||
| + | * [[National Center for Voice and Speech]] | ||
| + | * [[Phonation]] | ||
| + | * [[Sweet Adelines International]] | ||
| + | * [[Vocable]] | ||
| + | * [[Vocal registration]] | ||
| + | * [[Vocaloid]] | ||
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Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally considered to be instrumental music (e.g. the wordless women's choir in the final movement of Holst's symphonic work The Planets) as is music without singing. Music without any non-vocal instrumental accompaniment is referred to as a cappella.
Vocal music typically features sung words called lyrics, although there are notable examples of vocal music that are performed using non-linguistic syllables, sounds, or noises, sometimes as musical onomatopoeia, such as jazz scat singing. A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a song, although in different styles of music, it may be called an aria or hymn.
Vocal music often has a sequence of sustained pitches that rise and fall, creating a melody, but some vocal styles use less distinct pitches, such as chants or a rhythmic speech-like delivery, such as rapping. As well, there are extended vocal techniques that may be used, such as screaming, growling, throat singing, or yodelling. Vocal music is probably the oldest form of music, since it does not require any instrument besides the human voice. All musical cultures have some form or type of vocal music.
See also
- Choir
- Human voice
- National Center for Voice and Speech
- Phonation
- Sweet Adelines International
- Vocable
- Vocal registration
- Vocaloid
