<P> In 1978, a selection of Garland's personal items were auctioned off by her ex-husband Sid Luft with the support of her daughter Lorna and son Joe . Almost 500 items, ranging from copper cookware to musical arrangements, were offered for sale . The auction raised US $250,000 for her heirs (US $992,447.67 in 2018). </P> <P> At the insistence of her children, Garland's remains were disinterred from Ferncliff Cemetery in January 2017 and re-interred 2,800 miles (4,500 km) across the country at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles . </P> <P> Garland possessed the vocal range of a contralto . Her singing voice has been described as brassy, powerful, effortless and resonant, often demonstrating a tremulous, powerful vibrato . Although the octave range of her voice was comparatively limited, she was capable of alternating between female and male - sounding timbres at will with little effort . The Richmond Times - Dispatch correspondent Tony Farrell wrote that Garland possessed "a deep, velvety contralto voice that could turn on a dime to belt out the high notes", while Ron O'Brien, producer of tribute album The Definitive Collection--Judy Garland (2006), wrote that the singer's combination of natural phrasing, elegant delivery, mature pathos "and powerful dramatic dynamics she brings to...songs make her (renditions) the definitive interpretations". HuffPost writer Joan E. Dowlin called the period of Garland's musical career between 1937 and 1945 the "innocent years", during which the critic believes that the singer's "voice was vibrant and her musical expression exuberant", taking note of its resonance and distinct, "rich yet sweet" quality "that grabs you and pulls you in". Garland's voice would often vary to suit the song she was interpreting, ranging from soft, engaging and tender during ballads to humorous on some of her duets with other artists . Her more joyful, belted performances have been compared to entertainers Sophie Tucker, Ethel Merman and Al Jolson . Although her musical repertoire consisted largely of cast recordings, show tunes and traditional pop standards, Garland was also capable of singing soul, blues and jazz music, which Dowlin compared to singer Elvis Presley . </P> <P> Garland insisted that her talent as a performer was inherited, claiming, "Nobody ever taught me what to do onstage ." Critics agree that, even when she debuted as a child, Garland had always sounded mature for her age, particularly on her earlier recordings . From an early age, Garland had been billed as "the little girl with the leather lungs", a designation the singer later admitted to having felt humiliated by because she would have much preferred to have been known to audiences as a "pretty" or "nice little girl". Jessel recalled that, even at only 12 years - old, Garland's singing voice resembled that of "a woman with a heart that had been hurt". The Kansas City Star contributor Robert Trussel cited Garland's singing voice among reasons why her role and performance in The Wizard of Oz remains memorable, writing that although "She might have been made up and costumed to look like a little girl...she didn't sing like one" due to her "powerful contralto command (ing) attention". Camille Paglia, social critic for The New York Times, joked that even in Garland's adult life, "her petite frame literally throbbed with her huge voice", making it appear as though she were "at war with her own body". Theater actress and director Donna Thomason stated that Garland was an "effective" performer because she was capable of using her "singing voice (as) a natural extension of (her) speaking voice", a skill that Thomason believes all musical theater actors should at least strive to achieve . Trussel agreed that "Garland's singing voice sounded utterly natural . It never seemed forced or overly trained ." </P>

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