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Squillo

Author: DAVE
Date: 2022-08-22 03:35

In going down the rabbit hole of the singing styles of yesteryear, I came across the idea of squillo and how modern singers do not accurately achieve it. It occurred to me that today's clarinetists also have removed the squillo from their tones, instead preferring, IMO, a dull and boring tone that struggles to project. I'm curios to hear the opinions of this board on this idea.

It might be interesting to note that in the second link that my initial impression of the singers was positive and that only when compared to the "squillo" singers did it become more clear what was missing. I think this is due, in part, to my being more accustomed to the dull unfocused sounds of today's singers. Perhaps something similar is going on with today's clarinet players, e.g., our younger players would be somewhat horrified to produce a clear ringing (squillo) sound like that of Harold Wright and instead prefer the dullness of a more modern player.... trying my best to not name names!

What is squillo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKengo7y28U

Examples of singing with and without squillo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOWhBudlENQ

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