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[Feodor Sverdlov]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 8:27pm

STUPID QUESTION ALERT!

Is Edelwise(Sp?) from The Sound of Music a baritone or tenor song?

mizzie, it is a song that could be sung either; but more easily by a baritone.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 9:00pm

i am what i am
i'll cover you (reprise)
the impossible dream
me
if i can't love her
johanna
lonely room
one song glory

[sanda]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 9:03pm

Impossible Dream from " Man of La Mancha"

[jackson992]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 9:48pm

If I Can't Lover Her - Beauty & the Beast
Close Every Door - Joseph

[MarkCohen]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 9:55pm

As a baritone, I would just like to say that songs with G's are most certainly not in the normal baritone range. I can sustain an F at best.

I think Being Alive and Marry Me a Little are good Baritone songs from Company.

Mandy calls himself a tenor, but George's part doesnt really go up all that high. The wierd thing about Mandy is that he makes low notes sound like they are high.

[CastAlbumFan]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 10:58pm

Ray Bolger brought the house down every night with "Once In Love with Amy" from WHERE'S CHARLEY? Even led the audience with a sing-a-long of the song t the end of each show!

[jo]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 11:10pm

LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING from ASPECTS OF LOVE!

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 12:20am

"you should be loved" from side show AWSOME SONG!!!!!!

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 12:41am

"STUPID QUESTION ALERT!"

Very clicé, but the only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked.

[bially082]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 12:58am

I too thought that was true at one time, however, after several recent experiences I can say in all honesty- THERE ARE STUPID QUESTIONS!!!!! However, that question was not a stupid one. But remember THERE ARE STUPID QUESTIONS.

ok I'm done.

[CastAlbumFan]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 3:56am

"Loves Changes Everything"?! That song has a high B flat at the end! That note is tough for TENOR to pull off, never mind a baritone!

[paradox_error]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 6:39am

I am considered and consider myself a light baritone and I can hit a High Bb...

[jczelyph]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 8:16am

I can sing a high B down to an E above the lowest C on a keyboard and I'd say I was a bari-tenor.

Some good songs for that range:
Bui-Doi
If I Can't Love Her
Being Alive
What You Own (with some adaptation...)
Purpose
Johanna
All The Wasted Time

Hope they help!

Posted: 1/7/05 at 8:21am

I don't think I saw "If Ever I Would Leave You" from Camelot anywhere on this list.

[PramsAclams]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 12:49pm

Many people seem confused on what a "baritone" is. For those people: baritones are different from tenors.

[robbiej]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 12:56pm

And it's not only about notes...it's about coloring and natural placement of the voice.

If any baritone really wishes to work on Broadway, they'd best have a G that they can sustain.

[MarkCohen]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 2:31pm

If any baritone really wishes to work on Broadway, they'd best have a G that they can sustain.


And that is a sad, sad story for me. Although I am only 15.

Anyone know how high "Being Alive" gets to?

Posted: 1/7/05 at 2:34pm

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Edelweiss
Get Me To The Church On Time
Gonna Be Another Hot Day
How To Handle A Woman
I Talk To The Trees
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
If Ever I Would Leave You
Just In Time
Leaning On A Lamp Post
My Cup Runneth Over
My Defenses Are Down
Oklahoma
Some Enchanted Evening
Soon It's Gonna Rain
The Girl That I Marry
The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
There Is Nothin' Like A Dame
They Call The Wind Maria
This Nearly Was Mine
Try To Remember
Wunderbar

[jczelyph]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 2:34pm

Being Alive is an F or a G.

PramsAclams: Baritones are different from tenors but few people actually fit into the classic ranges of these arbitrary voices. So people listing songs that may be slightly out of range for a traditional 'baritone' voice may still be useful.

Updated On: 1/7/05 at 02:34 PM

[robbiej]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 2:39pm

The fina 'Be-' in BEING ALIVE is, I believe, an A flat...at least in its original key.

MarkCohen...YOU'RE ONLY FIFTEEN!!! Your voice is still adjusting and, with excellent training and time, you will certainly be able to hit a G. But give it time and take care of your voice!

[jczelyph]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 2:54pm

robbiej you are probs totally correct, i think my memory of the song is a bit vague. A flat sound much more like it!

[robbiej]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 3:04pm

There are sheet music versions in lower keys (and I believe Boyd Gaines sang it a third lower), so your memory may not be all that vague!

[MarkCohen]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 4:12pm

"MarkCohen...YOU'RE ONLY FIFTEEN!!! Your voice is still adjusting and, with excellent training and time, you will certainly be able to hit a G. But give it time and take care of your voice!"

Haha thanks for the encouragement. I do need to take care of that whole voice training thing though ^^. I think bernadette sings it lower then because I could sing it fine, and I can only get an Ab if its really short. I love that song though.

[jczelyph]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 5:15pm

Being ALive is a great song. It's perfect for demostrating vocal technical skill as well as performance and acting ability.

MarkCohen: (love the screename btw - my ideal role!) Find yourself a good teacher, one you feel comfortable with and who'll let you work on stuff you like but not indulge you in material that won't push you. Make sure they know what they're teaching because cruddy teaching will screw-up your voice. If you're going to try to 'belt' notes at the top of your range, make sure you know how to do it safely before you go for it, else you'll end up with nodules on your vocal folds.... Sorry if you know all that!

[AnothaPartofMe]

Posted: 1/7/05 at 5:45pm

Bolero D'Amore- COPACABANA.