On Feb 13, 2009, at 4:18 PM, <dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote: > If a singer needs to sing it lower, that is more than a whim. > Often vocal > material is composed at the extremity of the average range to > achieve a > particular musical effect; when the original pitch was not aD0 this > further strains the vocalist.
Agreed absolutely. > Some singers are merely talented amateurs > and have limitations on the instrument that is their voice; but > even those > with well developed vocal instruments will have preferences that > reflect > endurance as well as vocal quality. In some instances, the more highly trained the singer, the harder it is for her to sing outside an acceptable range. It depends on the singer: some are more inflexible than others. In any case, I think it's best to accomodate the needs of the singer. DR dlu...@verizon.net -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
