Quintina

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noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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  1. 1
    A Sardinian vocal technique in which four performers produce an apparent fifth voice.

    "The quartet singing the liturgical music hears a fifth voice, the quintina, emerge — an acoustic effect of combined overtones, or so one might rationalize."

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"The quartet singing the liturgical music hears a fifth voice, the quintina, emerge — an acoustic effect of combined overtones, or so one might rationalize."

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