falsetto
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As it unfolds, Mr. Ellis’s voice effortlessly slides between registers, conveying shifts in emphasis by judicious use of falsetto, which is often layered via multitrack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
His falsetto found new registers of rapture and longing.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
There he was, alone on the stage, belting out falsetto notes in his spangly jumpsuit, when suddenly, an electric guitar appeared out of thin air and landed in his hands.
From BBC • May 14, 2025
“Conversion” takes Cave out into the crowd, and he manages to get the crowd to raise their arms in unison as Ellis’ falsetto brings us into “Bright Horses.”
From Salon • May 13, 2025
Once the music starts he goes right into the Jimmy-verse, banging against his washboard and letting it all hang out in a piercing falsetto that’s surprisingly on key.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Vocabulary lists containing falsetto
The Catcher in the Rye
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