Voice Type (ranges)

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A bass-baritone is a specific kind of bass that shares certain qualities with the baritone voice type. A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Chest voice is a term used within vocal music The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals Head voice is a term used within vocal music The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals Sprechgesang and Sprechstimme ( German for spoken-song and spoken-voice) are musical terms used to refer to an expressionist vocal A vocal register in the human voice is a particular series of tones produced in the same vibratory pattern of the Vocal folds and possessing the same quality Vocal resonation is the process by which the basic product of Phonation is enhanced in timbre and/or intensity by the air-filled cavities through which it passes on its way to This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing three Wagnerian roles: the Dutchman (in Der fliegende Holländer), Wotan (in the Ring Cycle) and Hans Sachs (in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg). Der fliegende Holländer ( The Flying Dutchman) is an Opera, with Music and Libretto by Richard Wagner. Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an Opera in three acts written and composed by Richard Wagner Wagner wrote those roles for what he called Hoher Bass (or "high bass", which is explained in more detail at fach). The German Fach (pl Fächer, literally "compartment" (ˈfax) system is a method of classifying Singers primarily Opera singers ^[1]

The bass-baritone voice is distinguished by two attributes. First, it must be capable of singing comfortably in a baritonal tessitura. In Music, the term tessitura ( Italian for texture) generally describes the most musically acceptable and comfortable Timbre for a given It must also, however, have the resonant lower range typically associated with the bass. For example, the role of Wotan in Die Walküre covers the range from the F# above middle C to the F below the bass clef but only infrequently descends beyond the C below middle C. Die Walküre ( The Valkyrie) is the second of the four Operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung Bass-baritones are typically divided into two separate categories: lyric bass-baritone and dramatic bass-baritone. ^[2]

Contents 1 Lyric Bass-baritone 2 Dramatic Bass-baritone 3 Bass-baritone roles in operetta 4 Prominent bass-baritones 5 See also 6 References

Lyric Bass-baritone

• Description:Bass-baritone is a voice with the resonant low notes of the typical bass but with the ability to sing in a baritonal tessitura. Sometimes it also refers to a voice with a range and tone somewhere between a bass and a baritone. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The Bass-baritone's required range can vary tremendously based on the role, with some less demanding than others. Some bass-baritones are baritones, like Friedrich Schorr, George London, James Morris and Bryn Terfel. The following are more often done by high basses as opposed to lower baritones.
• Roles:
• Don Pizarro Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Escamillo Carmen by Georges Bizet
• Golaud Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy
• Méphistophélès, Faust by Charles Gounod
• Don Alfonso, Cosi fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Singers:
• Thomas Quasthoff

Dramatic Bass-baritone

• Roles:
• Igor, Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin
• Scarpia, Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
• Dutchman The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner
• Hans Sachs Die Meistersinger by Richard Wagner
• Wotan Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner
• Amfortas Parsifal by Richard Wagner
• Singers:
• Hans Hotter
• Friedrich Schorr
• Anton van Rooy
• Theo Adam
• George London
• James Morris

Bass-baritone roles in operetta

Common vocal ranges represented on a musical keyboard

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

All of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas have at least one bass-baritone character. Fidelio (Op 72 is an Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. Faust or Faustus ( Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky" is the protagonist of a classic German Legend in which he makes Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti ( Thus Do They All or The School For Lovers) K Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K Thomas Quasthoff (born in Hildesheim, Germany, November 9, 1959) is a German Bass-baritone generally regarded as one of Prince Igor ( Князь Игорь, Knyaz' Igor) is an Opera by Alexander Borodin, written in four acts with a prologue Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (Александр Порфирьевич Бородин Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) ( &ndash) was a Russian Composer Tosca is an Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 The Flying Dutchman, according to Folklore, is a Ghost ship that can never go home and is doomed to sail the oceans forever Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an Opera in three acts written and composed by Richard Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer Parsifal is an Opera, or Music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner. Hans Hotter ( 19 January 1909 &ndash 6 December 2003) was a German Operatic Bass-baritone, admired internationally WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Friedrich Schorr ( September 2, 1888, Oradea ( Nagyvarad Anton van Rooy ( January 1, 1870 - November 28, 1932) was a Dutch Baritone. Theo Adam is a distinguished Bass-baritone opera singer born on August 1, 1926, in Dresden, Germany. George London may be George London (bass-baritone (1920&ndash1985 Canadian operatic bass-baritone George London (landscape architect (1681&ndash1714 James Morris may refer to James Morris III (1752&ndash1820 Revolutionary War officer coeducation pioneer namesake of Morris Connecticut Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a Musical instrument, particularly the piano This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Alto is a musical term derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" that has several possible interpretations The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of Librettist W Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending Bass-baritones famous for singing these roles included Richard Temple, Darrell Fancourt and Donald Adams. Richard Barker Cobb Temple ( March 2 1847 &ndash October 19 1912) was an English opera singer actor and stage director best known D-fancourtjpg|right|thumb|250px|Fancourt as Sergeant Meryll in The Yeomen of the Guard ]] Darrell Fancourt ( March 8 1886 &ndash August 29 Charles Donald Adams ( December 20 1928 &ndash April 8 1996) was an English Opera singer and Actor, best known

Prominent bass-baritones

Friedrich Schorr Anton van Rooy Theo Adam Walter Berry Justino Diaz Simon Estes Sir Geraint Evans Hans Hotter George London James Morris

Thomas Quasthoff Ruggero Raimondi Samuel Ramey John Relyea Paul Robeson Bryn Terfel Norman Treigle Willard White José Van Dam Alexander Kipnis Ian Curtis

See also

Sopranist

Male Alto

Tenor

Baritone

Bass

References

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