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Comparative Analysis of Compositions for Virtual Singers and Human Singers
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Abstract
This article discusses the similarities and differences between traditional vocal works and virtual singer works. It introduces the vocal characteristics of virtual singers, explores the differences between their performances and those of real singers, and analyzes the considerations that composers have for harmony when composing for virtual singers and real vocals, such as the way in which traditional functional harmonies and modern twelve-tone sequences are harmonic, and what the differences are, and composers' ideas for using different harmonies for different groups when composing. This article focuses on virtual singers Kafu and Hatsune Miku, as well as some representative works by the two virtual singers. Several songs written for real vocals will be analyzed, such as the Mass, Rossini's opera, and the vocal parts of Boulez's Ownerless Mallet. The impact of different vocal characteristics on the uniqueness of musical works, along with the technical differences and similarities between compositions for virtual and real singers, will be discussed.
Keywords
Virtual singers, vocal performance, harmony theory, serialism, twelve-tone technique
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Chen,Z. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Compositions for Virtual Singers and Human Singers. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,76,43-49.
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