On Oct 24, 2006, at 10:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On what did Ray Nurse base this theory ?
I think it was more like a fact. He digs up references for everything. He mentioned a letter or something where a singer was described as not being able to sing in the chamber one evening as he had become hoarse from singing in the church. > Did these "kinds" of singing use a differant basis technique or are > they stylistic differences. One was certainly louder than the other. In the 17th century, some of the most famous operatic sopranos were extremely young. Zarlino describes the bass voice as being the best because it "contains the others". Dowland describes the voice as an equal partner with the lute. I think that would eliminate Pavarotti. That was a joke, for all I know, Pavarotti is perfectly capable of singing very quietly. Onwards, Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
