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Voice Type (ranges)
Female voices
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Contralto

Male voices

Countertenor
Tenor
Baritone
Bass

Related concepts

Coloratura
Chest voice
Head voice
Sprechgesang
Vocal registration
Vocal resonation

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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 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 A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics

A bass is a male singer who sings in the lowest vocal range. Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce

According to Grove Music Online, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the F below small C to the E above middle C (i. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an Encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note e. , F2–E4), with a tessitura, or comfortable range, normally ranging between the outermost lines of the bass clef. Scientific pitch notation is one of several methods that name the Notes of the standard Western Chromatic scale by combining a letter-name accidentals In Music, the term tessitura ( Italian for texture) generally describes the most musically acceptable and comfortable Timbre for a given A clef (from the French for "key" is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes.

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Variations in bass range

However, cultural influence and individual variation create a wide variation in range and quality of bass singers. Parts for basses have included notes as low as the C two octaves below middle C (i. e. Measure 12 of Ne Imami Iniya Pomoshchi by Pavel Chesnokov), and the Rachmaninov Vespers call for the B-flat a tone below that. Pavel (Paul Grigorievich Tchesnokov (Russian Павел Григорьевич Чесноков) (1877&ndash1944 also transliterated Tschesnokoff, was a For the liturgical service see All-night vigil The All-Night Vigil (Всенощное бдение Vsenoshchnoe bdenie) Opus 37 Many basses have trouble reaching those notes, and the use of them in works by Slavic composers has led to the colloquial term "Russian bass" for an exceptionally deep-ranged basso profundo that can easily sing these notes.

Basses also have trouble reaching the notes above middle C, according to Grove Music Online; however, many British composers such as Benjamin Britten have written parts for bass that center far higher than the bass tessitura (such as the first movement of his choral work Rejoice in the Lamb). The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an Encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, In Music, the term tessitura ( Italian for texture) generally describes the most musically acceptable and comfortable Timbre for a given Rejoice in the Lamb ( Op. 30 is a festival Cantata for four soloists SATB Choir, and organ composed by Benjamin Britten [1] The Harvard Dictionary of Music defines the range as being from the E below low C to middle C (i. The Harvard Dictionary of Music is a standard Music reference book published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note e. E2–C4). [2]

In choral music, voices are subdivided into first bass and second bass, no distinction being made between bass and baritone voices, in contrast to the three-fold (tenor-baritone-bass) categorization of solo voices. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The exception is in arrangements for male choir (TTBB) and barbershop quartets (TLBB), which sometimes label the lowest two parts baritone and bass. Barbershop Vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1940s-present is a style of A cappella, or unaccompanied Vocal music characterized

It is also common for men who are classified as "basses" (and have a full bass choral range) to have a speaking voice which may sound much higher than would be expected.

Bass roles in opera

Common vocal ranges represented
on a musical keyboard
Soprano
Soprano
Alto
Alto
Tenor
Tenor
Bass
Bass

In classical music, and particularly in opera, the following distinctions are often made among different kinds of bass voices:

Basso Cantante/Lyric High Bass/Lyric Bass-baritone

Main article: Bass-baritone
for listings of baritone as well as bass roles. A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass that shares certain qualities with the Baritone Voice type.

Hoherbass/Dramatic High Bass/Dramatic Bass-baritone

Main article: Bass-baritone
for listings of baritone as well as bass roles. A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass that shares certain qualities with the Baritone Voice type.

Jugendlicher Bass

Basso Buffo/Bel Canto/Lyric Buffo

Schwerer Spielbass/Dramatic Buffo

Lyric Basso Profundo

Dramatic Basso Profundo

Bass roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Some prominent operatic basses on disc

See also

External links

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