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From:  Greypins@a...
Greypins@a...
Date:  Wed Mar 21, 2001  3:42 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Comparative size of castrati and countertenor voices WAS: Choi...


it seems to me that, as taylor suggested, where the castrati were able
to sing so high in chest, that these singers probably sounded more like
aretha franklin (stylistic considerations aside) than counter-tenors.
aretha franklin's high notes are closer to what male singers, who don't use
falsetto, do, in that she extends a mix for her upper range rather than
switching to head voice. female opera singers and counter-tenors have more
in common in their sounds, in their upper range, than either have in common
with ms. franklin. so, perhaps this would account for the descriptions of
the castrati's sounds as being 'trumpet-like' or 'clarion'.

mike


  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size
10468 Re: Comparative size of castrati and countertenor Greypins@a...   Wed  3/21/2001   2 KB
10470 Re: Comparative size of castrati and countertenor Tako Oda   Wed  3/21/2001   4 KB
10472 Tristan und Isolde Tonight thomas mark montgomery   Wed  3/21/2001   2 KB
10521 Performances in Brandon, Manitoba! John Alexander Blyth   Fri  3/23/2001   4 KB
10471 Re: Comparative size of castrati and countertenor Greypins@a...   Wed  3/21/2001   3 KB
10474 Re: Comparative size of castrati and countertenor velluti@c...   Wed  3/21/2001   2 KB
10495 Modern Castrati WAS:Comparative size of castrati Tako Oda   Thu  3/22/2001   2 KB
10496 Re: Modern Castrati WAS:Comparative size of castr velluti@c...   Thu  3/22/2001   3 KB

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