Comparison of vowel formants with string and wind instrument formants

Abstract

This article deals with the analysis and subsequent comparison of the formant areas of sung vowels (soprano voice) with the formants of string (violin) and wind (flute) instruments. The article is primarily for musicians and arrangers for compositional and musical artistic purposes. However, it will also help linguists regarding the analysis of formants and resonant cavities for phonetic and phonological researches.