Dear Tako,
regarding about haute contre,does that mean that the chest voice
is actually maintaining that kind of focussed light sound like the
head voice so as to switch between the two registers without any
break???If that is the case,it would easier for tenors to sing haute
contre.What do u mean by the pop tenors are using the haute contre
registrational trategy, albeit not the style???Could u further
explain???
From Baritone
Weijie
--- In vocalist-temporary@y..., "Tako Oda" <vocalist-temporary@y..., "Tako Oda" < >
> A haute contre is not *necessarily* an altino. Assuming one can 1)
> float a G4 in the "natural" voice (which is most tenors and a few
> lyric baritones) and 2) produce a focussed light head voice and 3)
> switch between the two registers without any break, one can sing
haute
> contre.
>
> It *does* help to be an altino, though. The chest tones will be, as
> you point out, rather feminine sounding because of the smaller
larynx
> and thinner vocal folds, allowing for a smoother switch to the
light
> head register, assuming there is one.
>
> Perhaps the most celebrated haute contre of our times, Russell
> Oberlin, does not have an unusually high speaking voice. Padmore is
a
> natural tenor, to be sure, but not exactly what I'd consider
altino. A
> true altino is exceptionally rare, trailing only behind the true
basso
> profundo (I've participated in many a cappella competitions, and
have
> only known 3 true profundi personally..., whereas I've met maybe 10
> true altinos)
>
> A great number of pop tenors are using the haute contre
> registrational trategy, albeit not the style. :-) Robert Plant,
> Sting, Stevie Wonder, Jon Anderson are some notable examples.
>
> Tako
>
> chenweijie81@y... wrote:
> > From the way I hear from the two
> > sound clips,it is indeed hard to imagine that the tenor altino
could
> > go sing very high since his voice is already so high.To a certain
> > point,I would think he won't be able to go any more higher since
the
> > voice would sound feminine without the support/link from his
lower
> > chest voice.I mean it seems as though he is using head voice most
of
> > the time.Any comments are welcome but please try to explain with
> > reasons.Although I can reach G4 with much ease,I would still
think
> > that it won't be as light as what the haute-contre sing G4.Maybe
> it's
> > the characteristics and fach of my voice.
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