Music like Messa

Messa di voce [ˈmessa di ˈvoːtʃe] (Italian, "emission of voice") is a singing technique that requires sustaining a single pitch while gradually making the voice louder (crescendo) and then softer (diminuendo). It is considered to be a particularly advanced test of singing ability.

Messa di voce should not be confused with mezza voce (Italian, "half voice") which means to sing at half strength.

The messa di voce is universally considered a very advanced vocal technique. To be properly executed, the only feature of the note being sung that should change is the volume – not the pitch, intonation, timbre, vibrato, and so on. This requires an extremely high level of vocal coordination, particularly in the diminuendo, so the technique is not often explicitly called for and is rarely heard outside classical music.