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falsetto

[fawl-set-oh]

noun

plural

falsettos 
  1. an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.

  2. a person, especially a man, who sings with such a voice.



adjective

  1. of, noting, or having the quality and compass of such a voice.

adverb

  1. in a falsetto.

falsetto

/ ɔːˈɛəʊ /

noun

  1. a form of vocal production used by male singers to extend their range upwards beyond its natural compass by limiting the vibration of the vocal cords

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of falsetto1

1765–75; < Italian, equivalent to fals ( o ) (< Latin falsus false ) + -etto -et
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of falsetto1

C18: from Italian, from falso false
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“When the group reaches the word ‘and,’ his falsetto harmony part is distinct.

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The first window into the album was “Good Vibrations,” a 3-minute, 35-second song that featured dramatic shifts in tone and mood with Wilson’s distinctive falsetto soaring above it all.

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There he was, alone on the stage, belting out falsetto notes in his spangly jumpsuit, when suddenly, an electric guitar appeared out of thin air and landed in his hands.

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“Conversion” takes Cave out into the crowd, and he manages to get the crowd to raise their arms in unison as Ellis’ falsetto brings us into “Bright Horses.”

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Your falsetto in “Darkest Hour” — it’s almost uncomfortably vulnerable.

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