Perchik's last note in "Now I Have Everything"

[Auggie27]

Perchik's last note in "Now I Have Everything"#1

Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:26pm

Singers: Is this a strange note, difficult to land in the context/build of the song? I've heard that actors who play the role a long time can get a kind of block about it -- sort of a FIDDLER curse -- because it doesn't comfortably fit ontop the song, or the general feel of the rest of the score. The song was eliminated from the film, but it's still a lovely moment in the stage show, the makes the proposal to Hodel that much more moving. Just curious.

"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling

[BrianS]

re: Perchik's last note in 'Now I Have Everything'#2

Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:38pm

no.

If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them. - Ethel Merman

[yankee_fan907]

re: Perchik's last note in 'Now I Have Everything'#2

Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:40pm

So I was unfamiliar with this song until now. But I looked it up on the site that must not be named and listened to two different versions. I don't think it's that big of a deal. What I think you mean is that it sounds like the note should resolve down (a whole step?) for the ending, but it doesn't. It is a little awkward, but hey, it is obviously memorable because of that...

[yankee_fan907]

re: Perchik's last note in 'Now I Have Everything'#3

Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:45pm

PS It also sounds like it could resolve up a third, but that would likely push the actor into falsetto.

[Auggie27]

re: Perchik's last note in 'Now I Have Everything'#4

Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:46pm

Thanks to you both. Yes, it's that unpredictable resolution. I'd heard from two friends that it's the kind of song a good singer starts to want to play with in a long run -- a bridge that doesn't quite fit, a rushed final verse, then the resolution you speak of. I'm always intrigued about the impact of long runs on performance. I've heard that sometimes so-called "easier" material can get away from you.

"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling

[jrb]

re: Perchik's last note in 'Now I Have Everything'#5

Posted: 4/23/08 at 9:23am

The last note is an E natural - which, while it is a slightly odd resolution, also poses problems with regards to technique, as it sits right in s passaggio in many lower voices.
So, depending on your voice type it can be a tiny bit tricky to not only resolve to the note, but also to sustain its resonance.

[friedrichVT]

re: Perchik's last note in 'Now I Have Everything'#6

Posted: 4/23/08 at 9:44am

Teres a tendency to go sharp on it.