yodeler
Mountain vocal performer
A yodeler is someone who yodels—singing with rapid alternation between normal voice and falsetto, producing the distinctive warbling sound associated with Swiss and Austrian Alpine traditions.
The technique appears in folk music worldwide, from Appalachian country to African pygmy songs: The yodeler's voice echoed across the mountain valley.
European mountain system
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
mountain · lederhosen · dirndl · chalet · meadow · echo · valley · hillside
Artificially elevated singing register
pitch · throat · melody · vibrato · call · refrain · note · range
Alps
European mountain system
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
Tyrol · mountain · lederhosen · dirndl · chalet · meadow · echo · valley · hillside · alpenhorn
falsetto
Artificially elevated singing register
singing · pitch · throat · melody · vibrato · call · refrain · note · range · technique
folk
Regular common people
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
Edelweiss · tradition · performance · stage · costume · ensemble · ballad · chorus · refrain · band
herder
Livestock caretaker
call · signal · echo · mountainside · pastoral · flock · herd · distance · summon · tradition
- folk musiciansfolk singer, folk guitarist, folk duo, folk trio, fiddler
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- singersopera singers, folk singers, soprano, alto, tenor
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- variety actsacrobat, juggling, aerialist, magic, clown
- talkerstalker, chatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth