Baritone Belting Songs

What are some?

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Baritones don't belt - it's a particular technique that's specific to the female voice (normally sopranos, not altos, are belters - it depends on their natural passagio).

So, if you're just talking about "screaming high notes" for baritones - I'd say "Being Alive" from Company (only a G) or either of the leading men in "Scarlet Pimpernel" - "Falcon in the Dive?" or "Into Fire?" some of those.

Many from Wildhorn shows...

As 'figaroindy' said:
"Falcon in the Dive"
"Into the Fire ("Reprise")/Curtain Call" - Percy wise

"This is the Moment" - J&H
"The Way Back" - J&H
"Where's the Girl? (Reprise)" - SP
"I Can't Recall" - ATOTC
"Life after Life" - DRACULA, the musical
"Farewell Good Angel" - JE

Basically, many a show where James Barbour has been cast in that role.

The Impossible Dream from Man Of LaMancha

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Glad to help Sparrman - it's my pet peeve, as a vocal coach, that people don't have a clue when they speak of belting. It's just like all women with lower (alto) voices speaking of belting. Real belters are always sopranos, because their passagio starts on high D - and belters have to belt up to high D or E....it's basically carrying additional weight and focus into the passagio/head voice. If your voice (as it does for altos) enters the passagio around Bb, then you can't belt the high belting notes (D & E) that people expect to hear. It makes me laugh when people who "love" belters also say they don't like sopranos....they're the same thing! They may not like the soprano in her "legit" head voice, but a belter's still, most often, a soprano. Look at Merman, the consummate belter....could belt an E or F when she had to - that's no alto!

The best belters are those who are also excellent head voice singers - because they know the "proper" placement and can then push it a bit more forward into the belt. (Judy Kaye is a PRIME example - Carlotta in "Phantom of the Opera" right next to Babe in "Pajama Game" - also Lily Garland in " On the Twentieth Century" and Meg in "Brigadoon" - that's a legit soprano - with a solid HIGH high D (above high C) and a fantastic belt range, too - Emma Goldman was another role of hers on Broadway - and Rosie in Mamma Mia!)

Updated On: 4/14/09 at 10:53 AM

I don't know if this is baritone or tenor, but "Joey, Joey, Joey" is thrilling at the end.

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Look at Petruchio/Fred's songs from KISS ME, KATE.

what does ATOTC stand for? what show is that? thanks

You Should Be Loved - Side Show
Funny - City of Angels
Stars - Les Miz
Sunset Blvd - Sunset
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin - Oklahoma

I'm aware. He also did not compose JE - Jane Eyre ~ The Musical.


My apologies Philly. I misunderstood your post.

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