Resonants |M |N |N (nasal) |
|4. Vibratory sounds|Labial R|Lingual R |Guttural R|
H is the sound produced in the larynx by the quick rushing of the air
through the widely opened glottis.
Hermann's classification which I have given is especially valuable as
regards the speaking voice, but Aikin classifies the consonants from the
singing point of view, according to the more or less complete closure of
the resonator.
CLASSIFICATION OF CONSONANTS (AIKIN)
Jaw fully open H, L, K, G
" less " T, D, N, R
" nearly closed, lips closed P, B, M
" " " upper lip on lower teeth F, V
" quite closed S, Z, J, N, Ch, Sh
Aikin, moreover, points out that the English language is so full of
closures that it is difficult to keep the resonator open, and that accounts
for one of the principal difficulties in singing it.
"The converse of this may be said of Italian, in which most words end in
pure vowels which keep the resonator open. In fact, it is this circumstance
which has made the Italian language the basis of every point of voice
culture and the producer of so many wonderful singers.
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