That component of SPEECH which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's VOICE when pitch and loudness are excluded. It involves both phonatory and resonatory characteristics. Some of the descriptions of voice quality are harshness, breathiness and nasality.
    

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Performing arts medicine in clinical practice / Howard A. Bird.

The ancient phonograph / Shane Butler.

The human voice : the story of a remarkable talent / Anne Karpf.

The singing of John Braham / by John Mewburn Levien.

Foundations of voice studies : an interdisciplinary approach to voice production and perception / Jody Kreiman, Diana Sidtis.

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Performing arts medicine in clinical practice / Howard A. Bird.

The ancient phonograph / Shane Butler.

The human voice : the story of a remarkable talent / Anne Karpf.

The singing of John Braham / by John Mewburn Levien.

Foundations of voice studies : an interdisciplinary approach to voice production and perception / Jody Kreiman, Diana Sidtis.