Abstract
This project falls within the area of developing innovative methods in teaching the flute. It focuses on search and application of types of vibrato as contemporary technique of sound production that may contribute to the creative development of classic vibrato and the sonority of the students. The research has been conducted systematically with the aim to deepen the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the students, learn the types of vibrato and their symbols, and add them to their daily studies. For this purpose, different compositions and excerpts of compositions employing various types of contemporary vibratos have been selected and applied to resolve effectively various problems in sound production and result in a more grounded use of vibrato in the interpretation of contemporary music, as well as music of other historical eras. This objective gains its relevance following the implementation, today unavoidable, of the ancient music movement; this movement decisively transformed the interpretation of baroque and classical music “imposing” on the interpreters, who play on modern instruments, the challenge of finding the sound, wording and expressive resources suitable to the expression and rhetoric of these styles of music. Through auditory analysis and advanced methods of sound analysis was possible to understand and explain the effects of the contemporary vibratos in the modification of the diaphragm support, throat and embouchure, and the respective sound and musical results.
Highlights
Vibrato is a word of Italian origin vibrare, which means to vibrate, to tremble
In the context of recent scores, we find it convenient to use it in phrases in pieces that have a post-romantic character or where vibrato is required by the composer
In the sound results we can notice a high presence of the whisper that is caused by the oscillation of the air that normally occurs in the production of the simultaneous slow vibrato with singing
Summary
Vibrato is a word of Italian origin vibrare, which means to vibrate, to tremble. Vibration is a process closely related to nature. “there is no firmness without trembling” [1]. For this reason, the sound vibration is natural in flute playing. “Vibrato is one of the most widely studied musical features over years. From singing voice to numerous instruments, vibrato shows both very characteristic and distinctive behavior within instruments.”[2]
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