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Show CHAPTER 3 EXTENDED VOCAL TECHNIQUE CATEGORIES Both The Lexicon of Extended Vocal Techniques and "The Human Repertoire" chapter of On Sonic Art include a variety of sounds and innovative thinking in relation to the sounds themselves, but because the capabilities of the voice are so broad, neither is organized in a manner that concisely demonstrates the voice's abilities within a historical framework. Neither catalog lists speaking or singing as categories, which in their various forms, are contained in a sizeable portion of EVT repertoire. A more concise system of organization of possible vocal sounds is necessary for the analysis of EVT pieces, and will be more useful for composers' navigation of the voice. The Lexicon of Extended . Vocal Techniques is organized according to sound qualities and does not include the breadth of sounds that Wishart does. "The Human Repertoire" chapter of On Sonic Art is organized according to oscillator, filter and effect, but does not explore multiphonic techniques in the way the Extended Vocal Technique Ensemble does and never distills the techniques into a list or table. A more comprehensive and effective organization would be based more fully on the anatomy of the voice and the methods used for producing the sounds. The Appendix of this dissertation is an EVT catalog organized with consideration for anatomy and production method. In addition, the collection of sounds in the Appendix includes a few sounds not found in the Extended Vocal |
