Well, I must say, as a baritone, that sort of countertenor production hass
never bothered me. I once did a St John Passion where I sang the bass solos
and the alto chorus parts. I found that my baritone voice stayed rather
fresh throughout the performance. I have often wanted to sing the "Thus
saith the Lord" as a baritone, and follow with the "But who may Abide" as an
alto, just to see the audience reaction...so far, no conductors have taken
me up on that one...
David Grogan
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Reed <colin-reed@l...>
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Subject: Re: [vocalist] David Daniels speaks on the CT voice/Was it
falsetto?
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> From: "Tako Oda" <toda@m...>
> From: "Tako Oda" <toda@m...>
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> Subject: [vocalist] David Daniels speaks on the CT voice/Was it falsetto?
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> > Thanks, Ken! Very interesting. I have to say I can utterly relate. When
I
> > have to sing 1st tenor for even a few minutes (the Episcopalian ATB
chorus
> > I was in often switched to TTBB for certain anthems), it takes a while
for
> > my brain to rewire into alto mode again. It is a very different kind of
> > coordination.
> >
> > It's interesting, the converse is apparently true as well. A certain
> > heldentenor on this list (who is participating on this very thread ;-)
> once
> > told me he felt his former countertenoring interfered with his
development
> > as a dramatic tenor voice.
> >
> > Tako
> >
>
> Hmm, this rings a bell. In my pre-tenor days as a choral baritone, I was
> often called upon to cover alto. I definitely considered myself a
> falsettist in this role, although my falsetto was quite powerful, had
> vibrato, and I had dynamics (so maybe not what Tako would call true
> falsetto). This mechanism really interfered when I made the switch to
> tenor. I found that if I ever "cheated" on a piano note above the
> passaggio, then I subsequently found it far more difficult to sing the
same
> note in true head voice (or even mix). Now I try to avoid this falsetto
> mechanism like mad, otherwise it still creates real problems for me.
>
> Colin Reed, tenor
> Newark, UK
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