Breaking the Code : An Investigation on The Vocal Registers of Malaysia’s National Songstress Puan Sri Saloma

• Main Authors: Nur Fardilla Nadia, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fairuz, Zamani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023
• Subjects: M Music; MT Musical instruction and study
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47335/1/Breaking%20the%20Code.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47335/; https://ejournal.usm.my/wacanaseni/article/view/ws_vol22-2023_4; https://doi.org/10.21315/ws2023.22.4
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Investigations on vocal registers have been a great subject of debate. Early vocal pedagogues and scholars like Bacilly (1668–1690) and Behnke (1836–1892) paved the way for the modern-day investigation to take place through the categorisation of vocal registers across various music genres such as c...