REGISTER OF VOICE
\ɹˈɛd͡ʒɪstəɹ ɒv vˈɔ͡ɪs], \ɹˈɛdʒɪstəɹ ɒv vˈɔɪs], \ɹ_ˈɛ_dʒ_ɪ_s_t_ə_ɹ ɒ_v v_ˈɔɪ_s]\
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[L.L.] Its compass: Lower R., or Chest voice, that which comes out freely and naturally; Upper R. t Falsetto, or Head voice, produced by strained contraction of the glottis, is of a higher pitch, flutelike, but not so open and impressive; Middle R., such notes of chest voice as may be produced by falsetto.
By Henry Percy Smith
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