Best Tenor Belting Number In Musical Theater- Page 2

[IAMmyownMUSICAL]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:23pm

Jonny Boy
BRING HIM HOME is NOT a belt piece

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:42pm

I AM WHAT I AM is not a tenor song... it's baritone.


"Take A Chance On Me" from LITTLE WOMEN.

"How Glory Goes" from FLOYD COLLINS.

"Wig In A Box" from HEDWIG

"Awaiting You" from MYTHS AND HYMNS

"Passing Tracy" from TRUE FANS

"Heaven" from ONLY HEAVEN

"What Is It About Her?" from WILD PARTY (Lippa's)

"At The Fountain" from SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

"Flight" by Craig Carnelia

"Surrender" by Scott Alan

"King Of The World" from SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

"Old Red Hills Of Home" from PARADE

... that's just off the top of my head. it's not that hard. there's one in almost every single musical.

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:46pm

"Jonny Boy
BRING HIM HOME is NOT a belt piece "

Part of it are....

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:48pm

no... not really, Jonny Boy.

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:52pm

In the recording I have there are parts through the bridge that are belted...

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 4:55pm

There shouldn't be any "belting" going on in LES MIS from Valjean.

Eponine should be belting. no one else. every other part is distinctly written for legit styling.

[fosca3]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:45pm

I would say that during the courtroom scene, when Valjean sings 'Who am I? 2 4 6 0 1!' that's about as belt-y as you can get

Most Valjeans REALLY hit that hard

Don't they?

(I'm not sure there's 'belting' in BRING HIM HOME, but you did say Valjean shouldn't be belting anything)

Updated On: 4/30/08 at 05:45 PM

[TheGuiltyOne2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 6:17pm

Lost In The Wilderness - Children of Eden
Movin to Fast- Last 5 Years
Role Of a Lifetime- Bare
King of the World - Songs for a New World
Purpose- Avenue Q (More fun. and light hearted)

Those are some of my favorites. Theres alot more tho.

Updated On: 4/30/08 at 06:17 PM

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 7:45pm

This one's one of my faves, but it's a shame almost no one knows this one.

"Made of Stone" from Hunchback of Notre Dame.
(The high C at the end is a KILLER!!)

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 9:49pm

Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat from GUYS AND DOLLS
Unfortunate Erection from SPELLING BEE

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 10:08pm

No one's said "Corner of the Sky"? Really now.

[jaso937]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 11:40pm

OMG made of stone is AMAHZING!!! ITS a bitch to belt too! Barrett's Song from Titanic is belty but can be done by a bari tenorish person as well. You should try Music Anthology for Tenor parts, they have good songs, and you can easily find recordings of most of them to see which ones are belted!!! I love musical theatre belting. THIS IS A GREAT THREAD!

[figaroindy]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 8:21am

Really, from a vocal technique standpoint, only women have a belt voice....men don't belt. It's a re-focusing of a head/chest voice. Men use their head voice completely differently. I think you're talking about power-ballads, not belt songs. That's why "belter" is not a term applied to male voices.

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:40am

I would consider Love Cant Happen for a Baritone. Id agree Anthem from Chess is incredible and really shows off a tenor voice.

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:55am

Anthem from Chess popped into my head too
I also think Stars from Les Mis is definitely a tenor song-the end is belting

[Christopher_Acts]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 4:01pm

Run Freedom Run from Urinetown?

There's certain ways you can turn that song into an all out belt fest. Same with the Act 1 Finale and Look at the Sky.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 4:35pm

to name a few:

Why God Why - Miss Saigon
Barrett's Song - Titanic
Purpose - Avenue Q
If I Can't Love Her- Beauty and the Beast
I'll Be There - The Pirate Queen