The expression of emotion in the singing voice: Acoustic patterns in vocal performance

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Klaus R SchererFlorian Eyben

Abstract

There has been little research on the acoustic correlates of emotional expression in the singing voice. In this study, two pertinent questions are addressed: How does a singer's emotional interpretation of a musical piece affect acoustic parameters in the sung vocalizations? Are these patterns specific enough to allow statistical discrimination of the intended expressive targets? Eight professional opera singers were asked to sing the musical scale upwards and downwards (using meaningless content) to express different emotions, as if on stage. The studio recordings were acoustically analyzed with a standard set of parameters. The results show robust vocal signatures for the emotions studied. Overall, there is a major contrast between sadness and tenderness on the one hand, and anger, joy, and pride on the other. This is based on low vs high levels on the components of loudness, vocal dynamics, high perturbation variation, and a tendency for high low-frequency energy. This pattern can be explained by the high power and arousal characteristics of the emotions with high levels on these components. A multiple discriminant analysis yields classification accuracy greatly exceeding chance level, confirming the reliability of the acous...Continue Reading

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Jun 4, 2019·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Henrik Nordström, Petri Laukka
Apr 30, 2019·Royal Society Open Science·Yanan SunWilliam Forde Thompson
Sep 24, 2019·Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation·Johan SundbergKlaus R Scherer
Jan 27, 2021·Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation·Tua HakanpääAnne-Maria Laukkanen
Feb 17, 2021·Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation·Hiu Yan Crystal Lau, Ronald C Scherer
Nov 12, 2019·Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation·Tua HakanpääAnne-Maria Laukkanen
Jan 14, 2020·Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation·Jenevora WilliamsDavid M Howard

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