So maybe that's why Jochum once recorded CB with two baritones (or maybe it was a baritone and a bass).
Aaron J. Rabushka [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.waymark.net/arabushk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark D Lew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] OT carmina burana (was OT clarinets) > On Jun 8, 2007, at 10:42 AM, John Howell wrote: > > > Interesting. When we did it the soloist was a baritone, but with a > > good and flexible falsetto. > > Are we talking about the same solo? I was referring to "Olim lacus > colueram", which is generally assigned to the tenor soloist. I was > saying I like the haut-contre sound for that tenor solo, rather than > just a traditional tenor who can handle the high range. > > All the rest of the male solos are usually given to the baritone, who > will need to be versatile in order to do them all well. (The same > goes for the soprano. I have yet to hear a soloist who is good on > both "In trutina" AND the "Dulcissime".) > > It sounds like you might be thinking of "Dies, nox et omnia", which > is written for the baritone but has extended flouishes way up above > the staff. I've heard baritones sing those in falsetto, but I like > it best with the rare sort of baritone who can move seamlessly into a > mixed tone up there. (In contrast, "Estuans interius" also goes very > high, but for that one I like to hear a big booming Verdi baritone > sound.) > > mdl > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
