vocal style

collocation in English

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vocal
adjective
uk
/ˈvəʊ.kəl/us
/ˈvoʊ.kəl/
relating to or produced by the voice, either in singing ...
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style
noun
uk
/staɪl/us
/staɪl/
a way of doing something, especially one that is typical of a person, group of people, place, ...
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(Definition ofvocalandstylefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Despite these constraints, seven distinct characters emerge, each with its ownvocalstyle.
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What does this historical moment have to say about shifts invocalstyleand audience expectations?
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Hisvocalstyleis usually loud and high, defiant and bombastic.
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Elvis'svocalstyleincites an intense emotional response in many people.
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While such avocalstylemay seem hasty and rough, many of the monotonous phrases share the same features, beginning on an upbeat and comprising no more than three accents.
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Theirvocalstyle, lyric and composition do not set out to unsettle, and 'home' is often yearned for in idealised pastoral romantic terms.
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Theirvocalstylecontains death metal-stylized death growl vocals along with metalcore screaming and pig squeal vocals in earlier albums.
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Bulgarianvocalstylehas a unique throat quality, while the singers themselves are renowned for their range.
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Thevocalstylewas also different complete with gang backing vocals.
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Most notably, thevocalstyleshifted, adding some thrash-like screams to the already-familiar metal growls.
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He was an outsider musician, with his strangevocalstyleand being completely independent in his first releases.
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Hisvocalstyle, called "kobushi", became popular as the more emphatic form among modern "enka" singers.
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It was during this time that she developed her trademark guitar andvocalstyle.
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The scenarios he recounts are as detailed and off-the-wall as ever, elaborate screenplays laid out with avocalstylethat's ceaselessly fluid and never abrasive.
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His distinctivevocalstylewas brought across by the use of capitalisation of entire words in a sentence.
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These were never released due to apparent difficulties in finding avocalstylefrom the band's two singers.
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Hisvocalstyleis characterized by a tendency to break briefly into falsetto, usually at the end of long notes.
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In terms ofvocalstyle, earlier albums featured a softer approach with less screaming.
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