Tessitura
Tessitura is the Italian word to mean "texture" or "weave," like in the weave of a beautiful fabric. In music, the term refers to where a piece "lies" for voice--how the voice is weaved throughout the highs and lows of the music. The tessitura of a piece determines the type of voice that should be chosen to achieve the most desireable overall sound. In other words, the singer should be able to use the strongest and most beautiful part of her voice most of the time when singing the song and not necessarily just be able to hit the highest or lowest points. (Aren't you glad you just had that flash lesson on voice?)Turns out Jonathan Williams has a bit of knowledge on this subject, and he puts weaved voices to the test on his CD On The Importance Of Being Confused. Recording under the name Tessitura, Williams has come out with a collection of songs reminiscent of the Elephant 6. Confused is filled with fragrant voices mixed with buzzy guitars, dreamy melodies, and poppy persistence. At times, there's a twinge of Pink Floyd hypnotics hinting at...maturity? All this coming from a casual dude claiming to be "just a guy writing and recording some songs of his own," and giving then giving them out for FREE.
Hold is by far the catchiest tune, and someone please tell me why I feel like I've heard 30 Seconds before? If you are an Elephant 6 fan, you'll like Confused. Download the entire CD at here.
When Williams isn't plucking songs from head for Tessitura, he plays with Cincinnati's The Spectacular Fantastic.
posted by tanagrame @ 7:17 AM
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