Likes: Hello; I am a long time out of the business so I wondered; If I were at college now. What would be the criteria applied in terms of singing range to distinguish between Basso Profundo, Bass, and Bass Baritone?.
Current male voice ranges?
Hello; I am a long time out of the business so I wondered; If I were at college now. What would be the criteria applied in terms of singing range to distinguish between Basso Profundo, Bass, and Bass Baritone?.
From what I remember from my college days:
These may not be the standards they are teaching today ... college for me was 40 years ago
- Basso Profundo: D2 (two octaves below middle C) to D4 (just above middle C)
- Bass: E2 to E4
- Baritone: G2 to G4
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I think the difference between Bass and Bass-Baritone is not only a question of range (although a bass-baritone ought to be able to sing sustainedly in the area of C4-F4, especially in the Wagnerian roles), but also timbre.
A Bass-Baritone is a "brighter" voice with more upper harmonics and resonances. Compare for example Terfel's sound (brighter, more baritonal) to Tomlinson's (darker and more bass-like... even though he has the upper range available).
For the difference between a basso profondo and a basso cantante, see also Grand Inquisitor vs. Philip. For example, Halfvarson vs. Furlanetto demonstrate is very well.
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Though the timbre of my (speaking) voice would usually put me in as a baritone, my range is typically D2 to middle C, just hitting D, E, and F above for very short durations. That's the range I sing naturally, but that's not what I actually sing. I actually end up singing C3-E4, because that's the range that all our pieces use, and because "you're not supposed to drop an octave, dammit!" (Our accompanist is a tenor, and it really bugs him when I drop an octave.)
Ah thats interesting to read.guess im a profundo.
C2 to D4
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More with the topic... How common is Bass-Baritone? Is it reasonable to expect that he may reach the low F?
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