Contemporary Vocal

 

What is offered below are my favorite recordings that illustrate five distinct uses for the human voice, whether in a solo or ensemble setting: 

• song form (strophic, AABA, etc)
• integration of spoken word within a song
• wordless singing (vocalise)
• voices used as instruments / voices imitating instruments
• extended techniques

(Asterisks indicate what I consider to be indispensable recordings.)

Song Recordings

Vocalise Recordings

Small Vocal Ensemble Recordings

 

 

 

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