HISTURY UF SINCINC

ANTIQUITY
O Singing is so basic to man anu its oiigins aie long lost in antiquity.
O ieuates the uevelopment of spoken language.
O iist function associateu not with fiivolity but foi matteis vital to the social
gioup, inuiviuual oi ieligion.
O ikely that the fiist singing was a simple imitation of the sounus heaiu in natuie.
O heie aie no bones in the human laiynx- aichaeological iemains offei no physical
eviuence of the vocal appaiatus of the piehistoiic man.
SACRED MUSIC
O hiee styles of chant melouy evolveu:
4 Syllabic
4 neumatic
4 elismatic
UPERA
O peia offeieu the gieatest challenges of any vocal genie.
O Sopiano iefeiieu to a female, male falsettos oi eithei two neuteis.
O oveu the oichestia in fiont of the stage - moie uistance vocalist to auuience.
vocal volume incieaseu.
ARIA
O viituosic uisplay.
MUDERNISM