Compared with Ethel: analyzing the singing styles of Reba McEntire and Bernadette Peters with Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun

Contemporary country singer Reba McEntire and musical theatre singer Bernadette Peters are compared with Ethel Merman in their performances of Anne Get Your Gun. This paper offers a historical overview of all three women, their careers, and their unique vocal sounds. Using descriptions of each woman...

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Published in:Voice & speech review 2017-09, Vol.11 (3), p.296-307
Main Author: Dargin, Troy Clifford
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annie Get Your Gun
belting
Bernadette Peters
Broadway
Ethel Merman
formants
Reba McEntire
spectrum
VoceVista
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Summary:Contemporary country singer Reba McEntire and musical theatre singer Bernadette Peters are compared with Ethel Merman in their performances of Anne Get Your Gun. This paper offers a historical overview of all three women, their careers, and their unique vocal sounds. Using descriptions of each woman's vocal quality and musical recordings, the paper then briefly examines how analysis like the spectrum software program VoceVista™ can offer tangible explanations for performance styles, similarities, and differences.
ISSN:2326-8263
2326-8271
DOI:10.1080/23268263.2017.1391432