title: [The speaking fundamental frequency and the singing voice type].
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the speaking fundamental frequency (SFO) in professional opera singers and its dependence on their voice type, if any. A total of 75 persons were available for observation using a special computer clinical program. Male voices were categorized into three groups (viz, tenor, baritone, and bass), female ones into 2 groups (soprano and mezzo-soprano). It was shown that borderlines between SFO types varied within a wide range in all study groups. Significant differences in SFO were documented between tenors, baritones, and basses and between sopranos and mezzo-sopranos; the differences were insignificant between baritones and basses. It is concluded that the speaking fundamental frequency depends on the type of the singing voice; however this characteristic may serve only as an auxiliary tool but can not be used for the classification of singing voices.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chernobel'skiĭ
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006802:Human Activities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D010700:Phonetics; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D014831:Voice / Q000502:physiology; D014833:Voice Quality / Q000502:physiology*