**Voce di petto** is an Italian term used in music to refer to the chest voice. It is one of the vocal registers and is characterized by a warmer and darker timbre compared to other registers like the middle voice and head voice. The chest voice is produced when more thick vocal mass, specifically the vocal folds, is involved in phonation within the lower register. The vocal folds are thickest and fattest in the chest register, which contributes to the darker and richer sound. The term "voce di petto" is often used to describe the heavy or laryngeal mechanism of the voice.
Two or three registers are usually recognized in the classically trained voice. These are, in the female voice, the chest voice, middle voice, and head voice and in the male voice, the chest voice,head voice, and falsetto. The term "chest voice" refers to the tonal quality of this register and the sensations felt while singing.
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